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YOLUME XXVI.
WAVERLY, OHIO. THURSDAY. APRIL 20,1893.
NUMBER 41.
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ANGELS QATHKRINQTHE BABES.
Vthlie ta/ yrstettras, t*o«r _•»_» _,
HsreaUr nim.pt tspea n; breast,
Af host isut Utile gu.
•Suit totUy lb* pare*! nestl
. SQeal a-tata* vtcltaets
Hilda mntn rrom door io floori
Aacsls (ttkerUW ti. babe*—
Ssapwt n_s> tbe ether sterol
Obi -Ms-stsc breaking aesnal
Otiutr frier sad nottrar pslal
Ofel the lo-gtn. sef .as look— - —-
tategieg tkat Is all la v_la
Best lhe*, mt thet, bat-, et mine,
tv fails -gsy tear* tot uu.-.-i« f_Ut
Best*, tntnl tksa auysi not bu*
la tbr -ns—- lb* _u_s>l . tall
Heave* gnat tht lev* Ut eye*
i tl* set v*tt«_ for*-t* o'er,
Csrtalasd br Ib. t_-s»r IMS.
T.***utt-s<tMs*t>rtao>t.
_l«*t-wa, rest tbet. bau e( __•*, .
While I sir. (bj laltst**..
HmUsss lis a Bother'* baatt
Latt het baby, toe, should dl_
' Bllrsv skints* vtsltas-s »
am.-tnt._- traa doer to deer;
Angst* grauwrtaf tb* babes—
JBmims from tb* ethet store.
--Mra M. A-KtaOtw. la K. T. Lo*A*rt_
UGLY JIM.
m
tU* -Und Hoar. Under Cover of a.
Bo us b Coat
r "TJghl What a night!" waa my Ut-
eot notary .seteolation, as I earn* oa
deck Jnat befor* eight belts (twelve
o'clock) on tbat night bs March, *__,
which fate had ordalnad I should n.ver
forget. I bad beard ths cry *t "All
hands aa deck"" bellowed dowa the
_o*o*_Ue, the scurry of teat, tbe hoarse
oommand: "AU banda aloft to shorten
•all: QulcU, lads, tor your livesl" and
had oOuneed out et toy berth, Jerked
tnto my clothes and tumbled up the
eotnpanlon*w*jr to tha slippery deck.
What was t doing aboard th* i_lp?
Wall, by profession I am a doctor und
by occupation a rambler. Not that tt
lit part of my business aa a doctor to
ramble; bat, roa know, a doctor's mission 1* to try lo restore nature's Jewel.
he*.U>, and _, being a doctor (aa I said
before), waa endeavoring to do my
duty to myself and And that which I
bad studied hard to b* tilt to restore
to other- Bo there I waa standing, or,
rather, trying to (for the northeaat
gabs nearly blew ma off my feet), oa
lhe quarter-deck of tba Utile brig Jan-
by Und, bound from Liverpool to Que-
Teeo. Horatio, wasn't lt cold! Asd the
sharp sleet, driven hard before the
gale, teamed Uke a sandblast cutting
tbe gravestones for tha poor ebaps
wbo wsro to be that night laid for. their
last teat, "roek.d ia jh* cradle ef the
deep'* \
Well may the poewid-tamers alng
tbe praises of *'S_rtnt*7 aauw. beautiful
anow. Tbey view It from tha Inside
of a worts, cheery room, reclining ln
aasssy-ehslr. pip* in mouth, watching
-Che llul* feath*ry flake* peeping
slyly in through the glass and then
sjrlv-jn roughly away fay Ihelr master.
Win.!, for daring such impsrllneno*.
Ay»> It Is beautiful anow then! Bat
charge th* seen-. A night, aa black
ae -otd aod almost _s -case, for th*
eye can hardly aae t rod away, Ute
■t-tixl tearing, booming, howling
thruogh tbo teat rigging, the sleet
driving, cutting, grlndla? the Ce»b ex-
pewed to Is, and aha littl* brig of only
osa hundred aad flfty tons lurching,
gvoanlag, bouncing hare and there ln
the mas*, fierce grasp of tlm s«a> Lord,
wbat yells! t start, shiver and And it
is oaly that davit, wind, laugfalog aa It
slap, old Nopliia* in tbe faee, Isshing
bias to still more fury. I am almost
f rosea, tor tbe heavy spray wblcb flies
ever _t aa tbe brave eraft holds ita own
freer.es as faat as It strikes, coaling us
svlth • thick era*-.
•Tblt Is a fearful night," I say to
the'taen at the wheel, aad bla answer
of "Aye. aye, sir.** oome* throngh teeth
set aa a vis*. With teet planted, or
rather; rooted to the deck, body bent
forward, eyes trying bard to make out
the canvas be cannot see, be move*
ooly as tbe orders shouted through
tbe trumpet eome fetatly to blm:
••Hard a starboard!** -BUadyr "Ess*
ber a littler straining bard at the
wheel to put tt "port" Or "starbeard"
m bt ordered and between bla white
tips growling back bl* "Aye, aye, six!"
Jly the Btfut flicker et tb* binnacle
lamp l sea bis faee and know htm to be
slim Peters, the hardest maa m tbe
crew. Nobody liked htm er would
haws anything to do with hlm. Be
was not a prepossessing objeat to look
at. Ills faee had aa much sociability
and kindness ta it aa a tomUstoa*.
Heavy, square Jaw; large mouth; eft*
tplack, or rather, ooo eye, for m large,
ted near running' ao-roas hts forehead
and down bla left ebeek baok of hi*
aertook that eye along witb It; a
shaggy bead of sandy hair and unborn pt beard did thalr part la bl* make-
np of ugliness. I said nobody would
bar* anything to do with liltn. 1*11
take that back, for there wa* oae
abos._ who pitied aad tried to be
friendly to him. He waa the ship's
boy, m nto*, likely lad. goad-leoking
and smart and a sailor, •v.ry taeh of
blm. Thar* waa oa* thtog about Jim,
ho-pe-er, whieh aone could aat baok
Of, aod that was be was strong sa aa
Oa and be good a sailer aa evet trod a
des.sk. __f was tho oaly maa aboard
who could bare held the wheel alone
la such a night. Oft wo drive, a keel
and than a plunge, and tb* little brig
ne* ont ot the trough ef the t<_t
aad shakes herself and then leaps oa-
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What's that cry for'a? Jim start*,
aad I see bis face pale, us with ail bia
mighty strength he pots tbe wheel to
port
"Bard, Jim, bard, dowor oome* a
faint'vdoe, and tbe captain com** running aft. Yon did wall, Jim. bot yoar
tbre* times to port war* toa late to
save bar, for wltb a alcksalag, ghastly
ers—h she strikes aod eommeaces to
settle rapidly. A rough hand grabs
my arm and a deep voice growls:
"It's the ___, doctor* Jump for It-
Jump for it."
II -fur* I ean da so, I am taken off
my feet: afcd tb* nest moment I feel
myself going throngh tb* alt. then a
sudden stop, and 1 find myself an m
tie Id ef drifting lo*. I turn tothaak my
deliverer, and fled it waa Jim whose
*l*ar head aad strong ana bad aaved
tee. 1 try to thank hint, bnt he says,
shortly "I'd a done tt by the ship's
dog, doctor, aa soon es ye, bed be been
eebsndy." Nevertheless I shake bands,
aed aay It few Words lo him, sa hs
turns on kls heels sad Joins hb mates
straining tbeir eye* to pteroe tba black-
net** and aee tha little craft's laat
plunge. Like a bird whose .wings Antler aod then drop, her eanva* shake*
and -Ate dives, never to oome up Tbe
crew sadly bid ber farewell aad even
grouty .Ilia says: '-Good-by, litlle 'un."
You folks ashore can't re slice tbe fear
that came over ns aa tbe waters closed
orer the littlo craft tbat bad b*ea to
as oor bome. oar "all tn sll " A feel-
lag of dreedf u] lonstineas thrilled ns aa
through tha inky darkness we tried to
read the expression In our rompaaions*
faces.
i mentioned It waa cold, but words
are ioadsMjuttte to properly convey the
ley in tensity, pow lhat the blood wblch
bad bett. i)ulckened by tbe strain and
excitement bad beoome normal Added
te thu bluer cold wm tb* sbill of tetx.
Wsili.sr close .-g.tl.tr to 41*f_0-U*
t*\t our mm* lf»l_4fi__y wt kc-sks-
to Ibe cs. Ula t*t ****** M- *****
asked what we should do. hs said,
tereelyt
"Btiok here till moralng. Then wo
eaa get our bearings, and shape onr
course accordingly."
Now. wben tho brig stock, we bad
had a close cell, and so hsd a chance to
save nothing but wbat we stood la
Tbe captain's advice waa excellent aa
far aa it want; but to stay wbere sr*
wer*, huddled together like *o many
frightened sheep, meant certain death,
and tbe dawn, a* lt broke, would fall
unheeded on fifteen frozen corpses
tbat, a few boon before, had been tht
craw of tbe little gallant Jenny Lind
Jim now came to the front, and, In hU
rough, surly way, said: "Aa how I've
made ao observation ot these bar*
pan*, and I calculate tbere Is room
enough to move round ln, provided yoo
fellers have brains enough to do lb"
Wo secordlngly acted on his suggestion, and Jim at our head aa pilot, we
commenced to walk around In a jlrcle,
thrashing our 'hinds and endeavoring
to force the blood into greater activity
through our stiffening bodies. Almost
trom the minute we landed on tbe Ice
Jim had an *ye always on Walter, the
ship's boy, and now, as we commenced
oor dreary rounds, he had him close bobbed Oh, bow cold and desolate it
waa, going round and round and round
in that contracted space, moviug like a
chain gang, with one band on the
shoulder of the man In front, ao sa not
to lo-s one euotberi for, small as lhat
space waa, the night waa blaok snd
and tbe edge of tb* floe wa* we know
aot boWisaaa One by oo* th* men
grew weary, and Jim—almoat overlooked aboard ship, onr loader now—
Blackened hia pace, to eaae ua np a HtUe.
Walter was tba flrst oae to give out
We heard him drop, the line stopped,
and we closed around blm. Jim got
down oo bis knees beside hlm and
•poke, not so gruflly aa usual:
"Ye alnt tuckered yot, are ye, lad*"
Half drowsily and wearily came tbe
ana wen
"I'm dead beat, Jim, and sleepy.
Don't mind met 1st me steep, and I'll
catch oa to the line again, soon."
We beard Jim mutter to hlmselfi
"He'll freer*, lying bere," snd then
a movement on hi* part, and he said:
"Iter., Walter, lad. hero's my pea-
Jaclie't I'll wrap this aad my comforter round ye, and ye'll feel more
comfortable like."
He waa putt Ing them an to the already sound aisles-} hoy, when 1 laid
my hand on his shoulder and told blm
he'd frees* to desth without any protection. He roa* quickly, and. In a
savage tone, said;
"What's that to ye, doctor? Yer
never took any notice of me aboard
ship, and a-gettlng mighty tender o'
me now."
f spoke to blm again, telling him between ns ssr* could keep Waller moving round, and thu* keep him alive,
aad that hii himself needed soms prole.tlon- His males Joined ms In my
entreaty and tried to raise Waller to
bia feet; bat be shook their heads off
aad, facing us, spoke:
"Mr. Doctor and mst*s> I ain't nobody, aad It don't make no difference
whether I die or not All of ye bave
mothers or sweethearta wait In' for ye
to oome home. I ain't got nobody; no
home. A vagabond, mate*, I he, with
nothing but tbe ablo whose articles I
sign for a home, and tho aaa'll be my
grave sooner or laten so, yo see, it
don't make no dlfferano* wbsther I
freese ter death here er go to tbe bottom across the line- Welter's got a
mother, Isds, as la wnltln' tsr see him
sooa; and It Jim can help her do tt, b*'s
a-g*tag ter. I thank ye all, mate* and
itr. Doctor, fer *p**k!ag ter me; aad
It ugly Jim freexe* ter death, don'l
thlak too bard of hlm."
Again tba Hoe move* on, but tbe men
are getting disheartened and overcome,
and gradually, one by one, thay Ue
down oa* the Ice, and, erawltug closer
together, a sleep, sweet but deadly,
holds tbsm In Ils grasp Jim aad I are
the oaly ones left now, and w* walk,
walk, walk round and round tbe prue-
trat* forms like a death watch.
"it'a so nae, Jim; I've got to Join the
ntiela "
And I Step toward Ik He stops me
and says:
"Can't ye stick 11 out, doctorl"*
"No," I say, despondently; "I am too
weak and numb to keep lt up. Hern,
Jim, give me your hand."
"Oood-by, doctor," be says, and
mores on sgaii^yalonely sentinel,
fighting de»l.te*_»ty_y*_. i h, and by iiis
eek and dogged dtt-mblnstlon sha-.-
eff lu ley dutch.
It was s blank fc*ruto.wP 1 know not
now long, and then t partly awoke as
Jim, tired out bud exhsnstcd, dropped
beside me. I wss in a dreamy state,
but I beard these words, tbe lsst he
ever spoke. He wss wandering. I knew,
and his voles wss so gentle and soft I
hardly knew U was bis:
"Mother!" be murmured several
times, and then: "Onr Father which
art—," aod ugly Jim's lips had moved
for lb* latt time oa this earth. Icy
fingers cAesed tbsm bere. but where hts
neble deed and last prayer reachsd
warm, loving lingers shall bid th*
dumb to sp.sk, snd bla flrst words
shall be bla thanks for tbe Master's
plaudit. "Well doner
"Peace aad oblivion reign over all."
Tbat was exactly my state; and on
awakening from my stupor, I found It
hard to realise It Wee bnt a dream.
Waa tt poaarble I waa onee more safe
aboard a vessel, net frosea stiff on the
desolate drift-Ice, bat tenderly cared
for by rough but kind hsnds? Yss, It
wss true; for we—all that were left of
oa,* aye, sod tbe poor fellows whose
awaking waa of another sort—were be-
lag carefully looked after oa board the
American ship Yankee Tar, whose
lookout bad sighted on ths fleld-lce
black specks which, through the glaa*,
b* bad made ont to be human beluga,
A boal was put out, and all banda
taken en board Of eer ere w of fifteen,
bat five remained wtth Just a spark
of life In tbeir stiff bodies. Welter
aad I were among the survivors, and
careful administration of restoratives
bad brought us round I have atamped
npon my mind with tbealndellble ink
of uoforgctfulnesa, the morning wben,
for the last time, 1 gazed on the fixed,
immovable faces of my companions ot
tbat fatal noyage. All tn tbeir wind-
lng-*_*el* of sail-cloth, shotted and
ready for the waters to cover then-
ranged In two rows along the deck, we
bade them each good-by. Last ot all I
eame to Jim, not "ugly" lira, now, for
npon the scarred faee a peaceful smile,
tranquil and happy, and hls-lsst words:
"Mother, mother," seemed to play
upon tbe hall-opened, smiling lip*.
"All heads uncovered!"
One hy one, Into the ocean's bosom
they slid to rest, and aa poor Jim's
body lies poised upon the rail for Its
final plunge, the captain's voice shakes
and hts eyes water, aa he sajrat
'"Greater love bath no man than
thb. that he lay down his lite for his
frleuda' "-Hustell Osrdner, ln N. X'
I-sdger.
—Rough Diamonds—Mrs. Oushly-
"What adorable toughs and sweet'
burglar* Mr. Dalolrqulll depicts for ut
ln hts charming stories ot low life'''
Tom Olgbee—"Wonderful! It teem*
tbat no one bat t-gsl* ta disguise tain
to tteaUag ot tpcocts a. wtJsyt."**
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THE OOFFHE TAX.
Oaas-gt.g I'.rtm l, of a nigh Tariff o* Oct
KsperS Trad*.
The effect of the Imposition of a discriminating duty upon coffoe Imported
from oertalo countries under the provisions of tbe so-called reciprocity
clsuaes of the McKinley tariff. Is Indicated, so far a* the quantity imported
ls concerned by the treasury department report as to the import, for the
seven months ending on January lb
Ths quantity of coffee brought Into
this country ln the fiscal year 16.1, all
of It free of dnty, was about 510,000,000
pounda About one-sixth ol tbls csme
from Vsnexnels, Colombia and Haiti,
tbe three countries affected by the
three cents a pound Imposed by President Harrison under the provisions ot
the law. The official figures tor tbe
fiscal year 1831 are aa follows:
laroars or rorrsa,
reandt. rata*.
Trom .11 conou-ie* ll».s.*a.t_j tsei-trr?
rrom Veoesusta. u*.5t.\_*o IO.Slt.S7t
from Colombia lt_*t*.ISS t,«9ISII
from llalU IteitMl l._s-,S4I
fr._ts.SH lUsts..e_
Il will be seen thst tbe monthly average tn that year for tbo three
countries affected waa nearly 7,300,000
pounds.
The report ehovra that for ths seven
mouths ending- on January SI thi*average has fallen to a little more than
_,000,ooo pounda
round*, i**la*
CoO-ts. dntla-to, seven
months ii.iu.irt _tfTt_e*
January KS.SU H..WI
Th* figures for January Indicate that
tbe Import* are now rery small, tho
valne for that month having been Ins*
lhan II*..,ooo. ThU is the effect of tbe
exaction of a duty of 3 cents, so far as
the quantity received from tbese countries is concerned
The Imposition of this' duty bss also
had the effect, we are Informed, ot in-
creating by seversl millions ot dollars
annually the cost of coffee to consumers ln this eountry. Tbo duty haa Increased the cost of tbe mild coffees
produced In these three 'countries,
whleh were formerly sbout one-sixth
of onr entire supply, snd bss largely
decreased tbe quantity Imported. At
tbe same time, beeause ot this increase
of cost, the producers of mild coffees ln
otber countries not affected by tbe duty
bave been enabled toe x ac*. higher prices
for their product whan sold here- It
ls estimated tbst for this reason tbe
cost of coffees of similar grades produced elsewhere has been Incressed to
tbe American consumer by. al lesst IH
cents a pound Vy hit .reciprocity
proclamation Mr. Harrison thus imposed a considerable tax upon the people of tbe United Ststes, not only with
respect to the coffers Imported from
tbe three countries directly affected,
but also wilh respect to a largo quantity of tbo coffees that are on the free
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Tbe law says thst after such retaliatory duties have been imposed by the
president they are to be exacted "for
such time aa be shall deem Just" The
president who Imposed these duties
hss boen succeeded by Mr. Cleveland,
and it Is Mr. Cleveland whose opinion
as to the Justice of the continued exaction of this tax ls now to be conclusive. Tbe fact tbst he has cslled upon
the stale department for Information
as tothe condition of negotiation, wltb
the three countries affected shosvtthst
be hss this question under consideration. If It shall appear tbst ths retaliatory dnty on coffee bas hsd no beneficial effect upon our export trade aod
Is a burden upon the people, the Jus-
lice of ll will not be clearly established-N. Y. Timet.
MAKERS OF THE TARIFF.
A Utile l.itht oa tb. Old Jobbt-f
M.tbo-t of tb. ItepnblletM.
Theoretically congress msdo the
tariffs. But it has been a good manr
years since congress did anything more
thsn to ratify whst men not in congress-wanted the tariff to be. Con-
peaa quit making its own tariffs In
1817, and It bas Jobbed jbe business
out pretty nearly ever since. It did
undertake the work ln l.f*_, when it
passed whst was known as tbe littl*
tariff bill; but it did It so buogllngly
hat it actually reduced tbe taxes, and
tbe other fellows took tt out of the
bands of congress snd restored the
rates ln 1873, snd bsve been running
tbe'bhslness ever since. To be sure, ln
1883 oongress felt tbst something most
be done to appease tbe people, wbo
aad begun to growl a Utile; and so,
sot being competent to do the Job
themselves, tbey let President Arthur
sppolnt a' commission |p fix up the
schedules for them.
Tbls commission waa almost wholly
—imposed of men who had been making tariffs for congress, but tbey
thought tbc taxes could be cut donn 5.
per cent- without hurting suybody,
snd so reported Hut the other fellows
rslllcd to the defense of tbeir Job, and
when the commission's bill csme out
of all the committees It had to go
through, Including tbo final conference
committee, tho rates were higher than
sver.
' Then cams the bill tbat William McKinley is popularly supposed to hsve
mad*. It bear, bis nsme, and he had
to aland all the kicking tt caused, and
be was plucky enough to take It all and
not complain a bit, although he knew
that he was a* tono-ctnl of lit provision* at wa* lien Harrison. Everybody
wbo knows enough to read now kuosvs
tbat it wasn't McKinley or his committee wbo made his bill, but il was the
lame old job lot ot fellows wbo bave
been making tarlffs-for tb* republican
party for over thirty years wbo re tile It
Ur. Ulaasman told tbe committee Just
what tho tariff should be ou glassware,
and the committee wrote It out and put
tt tn tbe bill And Mr. Wool came and
told tbem hosv much he ss anted the tax
to be on wool; aod hts relative, Mr.
Woolens, followed on bis bests and said
what he wanted cloth to bo taxed Aod
so the procettlon went on down
through all tho schedules, and lf anybody wanted auythlng taxed all he bad
to do was to tell the committee bow
much It should be snd It wss done. A nd
sbout all that tbe committee did wss
tossy tbst n. o. p., which means all
other articles not otherwise provided
tor thould pay an ad valorem tax of
forty-lire per cent. That it the way In
which thete tariff bills have been made
since the bleated year of our Lord 1081.
It took tbe people of tlie country a
long time to find this out It was not
done openly until within recent yeara
Men used to think that lt would look
bad lf peopl* Interested In having hekvy
taxe* laid on foreign goods should be
known to be deciding how much those
taxes should be: even tho msnufaclur-
srs felt shame-f**ed about It. Hut a
vice becomes t v rt n* tf you look al It
too loog, aud of 1st* years th* committee* have given notice when they would
alt, and have asked sll who wanted the
taxes fixed to eome aod tell tbem what
tbey wanted Tben the people csme to
understand al last how their taxes
were ma_e, and tbey rose snd smote
tbese modern Philistines hip and thigh,
and drove them and their president and
tenators and representatives out, and
put In a new lot of men to make tbeir
tariff*.-St. Paul Qlobe.
TARIFF REFORM ANO TRUSTS.
X__t Outlook for c.mbloe. Is A_ytltlaff
Hut Kae-ttrtglnf.
, In th* Chicago Tribune we find in one
oolDino a vigorous denunciation of "tbs
dlkbolloal trust coa-Vlnes," tad la AD-
Otber tblt parsgrsphi
**Wtti_ t ttt last fsw ***** then it* Mm •
dt.llaeol *igtf*t*m*m*m on th* dotlsr la
•stgtr stocks, tblrtj-flr* la whisky, nit- ■ It
lead tod eorUtfss, aad ft rather oxteaslr. bres**
In torn, other trust su-cka The qaesUt-m *a
a*k*d: What Is ki become ot ibe to-_stIe>1 It*
d us trials I Th* people who hav* monoy to In*
vest specDlatls-vi/ has*, lost «onl_t-nr- te
them, and the btak.ra look aakaace **bec
asked I* lose money ea tbo*. stocks a* r-.-or
ily, even at r, •:*:■-• I prices This tn tae* ot re-
po-rla. truo or false, thtt protlta e-sntlnoe
Isr-fe, and th* rate ol lacom. obtained from ths
stock Is tenertlly *****sed lo be a pretty rood
ledleatioo ol lis s.Ulos vala* In th. market
It must be thtl ifc.rss I* t widespread fessr ot
e_mp.dtlon by ontsld. concern, atit-seie. by
the reported profllt, or aa Una Uiat Itti.UUon
will at no distant day rend-nr It tmpottl-U to
keep up th.tr nefarious onrantsstlons, or : -..-.
Probably th. latter eoastdareUao is tbe most
effeeUvt**
"Within tbs last few weeks" covers
the period of tbe Inauguration of
Preoldcnt Cleveland Within thai
time the reorganisation of the government bas proceeded In a manner satisfactory to the people. The appointment of Messrs Carlisle, Qreshan. and
Morton, all ardent and well-lntorraed
tariff reformers. Indicates that a new
spirit ta to dominate all the departments.
Tariff reform ta not a measure which
csn stand by Itself; to It must be Joined
economy in public expenditures, opposition to paternalism, witb a vigorous
and Intelligent an honorable and __!f>
rellant puhll? policy, whleh is tbe best
possible assurance of peace and ; -ot
perity.
Naturally the outlook for trust* and
combines ls anything bat encouracing.
A trust is formed to limit domestic
competition, but what It the sense ot
limiting domestic eompetltlon when ..
reduction of the tariff will lncrnatt
foreign competition?
Trusts flourish most when tb* law
tbe tariff law, abut* out all foreign
Interlopers. "Protected" on tbst side,
the monopolists orgsnlze a trust to control competition snd advance price* at
home.
Theae so-eslled Industrial stocks tr.
in fact trust stocks, stocks io companies having monopolies more or less
complete. The assurance that thb
democratic party Intends to reform thc
tariff not a little bit here, and a Uttle
bit elsewhere, bul to reform it altogether, naturally does more to depress
the price of trust stocks tban a doseu
antitrust bills like tbat drawn by '■■*!.
ator rjlmnnnn.
Tbe decline In tbe price of t--is.
Stocks msrks th* advance in ths pr ■*.•
perity of the people—Louisville O^-ir-
cr-Joiirntl.
CLEVELAND'S ECONOMY.
The Oood sTork of II.form Is Uelng Ht— -
Uy Oa.
Mr. Cleveland's policy of ridding the
government of unnecessary officeholders ia one whleh cannot be too highly
commended The expense of pensions
is so besvy tbat without the strictest
economy lt will be Impossible to make
an adequate reduction of the tariff,
and every hundred dollars now sa—n!
by retrenchment In executive expenses
la so mnch gained to tbe people lu {■-•*•
•Ibllltle* of tax reduction.
It is sppropriat* tbat the work of reform sboold hsve been begun In the
department of agriculture, as It Is
tbere tbat tbe largest sums of money
bave been spent ln salaries without
corresponding benefit to the people
Secretary Morton hss made a good beginning, and be Is likely to keep on
until be bss relieved ths people ot '-ho
slleged expert* and scientists whose
greatest Industry Is shown In trying
not to work themselves out of tbeir
Jobs.
Uut the department of agrlcultnre k
far trom being the duly one In which
retrenchment will bo beneficial. Secretary Carlisle bss already begun lb*
good work In tbe treasury department, snd It will no doubt be pushed
in the departments of wsr. of the
nary, of the Interior and ot Juit* ■•-.
The employes of the post office dep.*-'■
ment probably do more work for t!•• i*
money than those of any other, yet
even la the poet office department It Is
possible to retrench wilh sdvanlagr.
It Is not likely that when Mr. ace-
land haa mad* a closer Investigation
he will confine retrenchment to the
government employes in Washington
city. In New York, lo Boston, lu
Philadelphia, In Chicago, tn st Lont*.
In every otber large elty. It will b* poo-
slbie to find men who csn be spared
from tbe federal service to its distinct
advantage, even It thoir places are
left vacant until the treasury Is In bet-
tar condition to afford liberal cxpendi*
ture.
Under snch a policy aa that Mr.
Cleveland has Inaugurated the restriction of expenditures to tbs necetsitie*.
of government economically sd ml.littered will rente to be a mere plalltudu
and will come to be a vitalising force
In the conduct of publio affair*. H is
bard to see bow Mr. Cleveland could
do anything more calculated to in ike
public office la reality a public trust
than what he Is doing now. Let the
work go oo until every department bs_
been rid of IU barnacles aod professional bureaucrat*. — tk Louis Republic
OPINIONS ANO POINTERS-
When President Cleveland fixes
upon a person who Is tn all respccU
what It.ium was not, the right ma** for
commissioner of pensions will haro
been found.—Detroit Kra* Press
Stuce Secretary Carlisle took hold
the financial anxiety wblch pervaded
the country haa been relieved. Tho
people have unbounded confidenc* lu
the genuine artlele of statesmanship.
—Detroit Free Prsea.
It will be recalled that the Harrison administration made a specialty
of rewarding its persons! friend* and
punishing all wbo happened to li-.-
sgree svith it. Tbst course did not
save lt_—N. Y. World
After all It tt the polley and the
ldeaa ot the republican party and net
its leaders tbst render Its prospect-
hopeless. Tbe orgsnliatlon mbst have
a new birth and new Inspirations II
baa run IU course on tbe old lines.—
S. Y. World
Republicans feel that their party
has outlived 1U usefulness snd that it
ought to die, but they hsve a touch'
Ingly patbetl* faith that, unworthy as
thoy feel tbe party to be, the demo*
craU will do something to make IU
reatorattou to power inevitable. ■** St.
l-.itis Republic.
I*i'.r.s.|.iic. ot !t«pablle_a_
The reckless extrsvaganceof the late
edmlnUtratlon has not only left the
country a depleted treasury, but forced
npon ii'futiire obligations svbleh are
constant reminders ct a parly rule
that has met wltb deserved rebuke
There ts no telling what may be developed whrn Investigation bss mads
the present administration familUr
with all tbat has been done; bul already the evidence of a wanton wast-*
of the people's money La wain. iu.
Lavish extra pay was provided tor
those serving on the staff of the llehi-
Ing sea commission tlen intn*■•:,- '.
with work connected with the arbitration are better paid than members ol
tbe cabinet, and in addition to the salaries paid some ot them ln the government service they aro i—salving a largo
per diem allowance, beside*double puy
allowed fur the performance ot single
dnty. The most shsmeful thing In connection wllh the wholo affair U llut
ex-Secretary footer U agent of the
commission and helped to nrorlUa the
L«; tis fall .rat*- be
extravagant pay.
knowa and tbe rttpontlblltty njs_td
wJni*. XXl-«ls»|_.--45«t»Ul-e. m***!^'-bmtt &"^JH-7*Wv*p__t_ rti
THE HOMM OF FRANCE.
Aa Ai..lr-.ri of an _td.lr.ss t)ellver.d li-.-
f.il.- th. Mil,lent, or .tgrlrtilture, Ohio
rial. DsteertMy. by J. n. aic_*u__iin,
Colttntbos. O. ...
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It has been aaid by a faraoua naturalist: "Show me tho horses of a country
snd I will describe to you tho people-"
In otber svords, there U a svonderful
similarity ln tho temperament s of the
horses and peo. le of all nations.
It It lo lho fact that the climate of
Franco and the temperament ot her
people Is more nearly allied to ours than
that of any other European nation that
I attribute to n great extent tho remarkable success attending tho Introduction of French horses ln this country. A horse is ss much the product of
the man that breeds and raises him and
thc toll upon which he is foalesl and
reared as he Is of his sire and his dam.
Ono of th. greatest characteristics of
tbe French people ls to stick to a certain specialty, lhat Is, to do one thing
and do thst well. Hence, we find one
section ot tho country raises the horses,
another the cattle, another the sheep,
.tc Thus It U tbat tbey have established ln their country such renowned
breeds of horses, the son Improving and
trying to better what his father raised
before him.
France, of course, with hcr varied demands bss various breeds of horse*.
chief among which are tbo scrotal draft
breeds, tho deml-sang or coach and the
the thorough-bred or pur-sang. The
latter breed ot course U the same aa our
thoroughbreds or running horses and
has to us but little commercial Importance. Of the draft breeds there aro
several, tho I'ercheroc, tho BoulonnaU,
tbe Nivernals and Breton, each breed
bearing the name of the district that
produces It. The most popular breed.
Indeed the breed to which we, as well
as tbe French, have given supremacy,
U the l'E-cutno-*. It Is noted the
world over as being the best breed for
moving heavy weight with groat rapidity. It Is to thU breed that France U
indebted mainly for her reputation for
raising of good horses,
Ths district of 1'crcheJs ellptlcal In
shape about sevcty-five miles long by
about sixty broad. It U the summit
region of tbe middle portion of the
plateau between tho sea and the basin
of tbo Loire and Seine. The conntry U
in general ancven and billy, cut up everywhere by small valleys; tho land ls
generally clayey with, calcareous subsoil and tbe valleys are very fertile. Tbe
farms are usually small and the country
contains comparatively few meadows
and to this clrcumsUnce probably Is
done, to a great extent, the luperlority
of lu horses. The rearing U done In
the ttable. The brood mare U under
the hands of the breeder. The farmer
works his mare snd feeds her well.
This in a nuUbtll U the secret of hi*
luccett In breeding. Percbe has a cll-
maU that U peculiarly fitted for horse-
breeding. Tho sv-it,]r Is pure, the feed
nutritious and tbe air dry and bracing.
Ths sexes In I'crcbe are divided; at each
tnd are the mares while the stallions
sre found In the middle portion. One
tection raises what the other produces.
At tbo age of five or six months the colt
Is abruptly weaned and sold It Is Uken into tho interior whore It remains a
year unproductive.
At the ago of from fifteen to
eighteen months it U sold and
put to light svork on tho farm*.
Ihey are kept at this work nntil they
sre nearly three years old, when they
ire either told to' tho big farmer* on
the plains about) Chartre* or to th*
dealer* scattered through the district-
but mostly congregated about Nogent-
le-Rotron.
In the typical l'crcberon tho back Is
a trifle long, the neck Inclined to be a
Uttle short but wrll set on sloping
■ boulders; thc rib* ar.i svcll sprung; the
hip bones sre prominent; the tail ls set
high, tlie quarters sre a little steep; the
Lone U clean, hard and freo from a surplus ot hair and tho joints are solidly
articulated and free from the diseases
so common to other draft breeds, and
In addition has always a goosl foot.
To great endurance and strength, to
wonderful vigor and hardiness. It Joins
mildness, patience and excellent
health.
The Pcrcheron haa been dcvelopesl to
IU present high state by continuous In
snd in breeding. Indeed nearly all the
best horses trace on both tlio side of
tire and dam to a commou ancestry.
This common ancestry can, in most in*
itauces, be traced in a direct line to tbo
Arabians, which svere Introduced about
100 years ago to rejuvenate aud regenerate the breed
The Itnt'LoxNAls compared with tha
Perchcron is a littlo larger and coarser
without that clean, hard flinty bono
lhat the l'ercheron possesses IU JolnU
sre a little inclined to roughness, and It
does not haro the vim and action
af the l'ercheron. Thore U no uniformity of color as la thc l'ercheron They
tre bred ln tbe district about lioulogne.
They psrtako to a great extent of the
characteristics of tbo English carthorse, which breed U undoubtedly descended from them. They hsve not
been Imported to s eery grest extent,
snd have not given the best of satisfaction tn breesling to our common marcs.
The Htv-astlS U a lately crested
breed of horses raised In Nlevre. Thoy
base been Improved chiefly by tho l'ercheron, snd are mostly black in color.
The IliutTOX U a breed ot light draft
raised ln UritUny, In tbe district about
IlrcsL They are smaller than tho l'ercheron, usually gray ln color, and ore
being Improved by th* l'ercheron. They
sre of no practical value as breeding
animals for exportation.
The Fkexcii coach or demi-saxo are
bred and raised principally in the de*
partmcnU of Calvados, Mauchl and
Orne. Their life to a great extent I*
tbe soma as thc Percberont Tbey
work as two-year olds and svo find the
three-year-olds inc-stly congregated in
the dealers' hsnds about Caen. Tho
government has paid especial attention
to tlirin, as to them it looks for lu supply ot cavalry horses; and It is for this
reason that thcy have developed to magnificent a race of coach horse.—a breed
of active, stylish, high-stepping ami
highly finished horses, capable of easily
drawing thc heavy European coaches
of to-day.
It Is this fostering care of tho government In supplying to the breeders the
finest stallions thst has done much to
secure that csmblnstion of power, clc-
gsnee anil endurance which are such
characteristic features of tho breed
They vary in height from li.Vj to 17
hands, and In sveight from I.eOTlo 1.400
pounda They posseas clenti, bony
heads, prominent eye*, long necks,
short backs, good long quarters, tails
well set and svcll carried, abundant
bone of the bs*t>t quality, good broad
Joints, excellent feet, and added toil!
a ay miuctry and beauty of form not surpassed by any other breed.
In color thcy aro generally eome
shade of bay or brosvn, although cheat*
tints are ijutto numerous, and occasionally a black Is found They are dc-
acemlcd from tlie famous horse* ol
Merleranet, thc Arab, nml the French
and l.ngli.sh thorough tared The name
dri.ii-vng originates! svhen thc thoroughbred tvas first inlrosinetil in the
district nbout iT-So, and has clung to
|hrm to thc present time; although the
direct thoroughbred cross bat been eery
sparingly rcturted to sinco :-r..
Wbilo tho primary aim of the government U tlia production ot strong am'.
the." look ss well to beauty of form and
act! )ii, thus enabling Uie producer to
get the highest price for hit product a*
carriage horses. It Is a grand speoUolo
to see on the boulevards of Paris on the
Champs Elysees snd in the Hols
do Iloulogne the msgulflcent deml*
tang horse-*. They are tbe trotting
horses of France; I have teen them go
three miles at a stretch on a rough turf
track, with heavy men on their backs,
at an average rate of 2:40 per mile, and
they bare done considerable belter than
thla To bo sure this is not as fast ss
2:0*4, but lo France tbey-nte no bike
sulkies snd hsve no kite tracks and
It is usually from a standing start
Great endurance waa one of tbe
main desires of the French people
and- they bave secured lt admirably. The French government, more
than any other nation, bas Uken a
great Interest ln tba Improvement of
ber horses; ss a people they have from
the earliest time been great admirer*
of and teekera after equine perfection,
at shown by tbe superiority of her
horses ln early ages and by ths popularity of every move on the part of tbe
government tending to their improvement "
A CHEAP FORCING-HOUSE OR
FIRE HOT-BEO.
A Co.n-Ctlag l.ltsk a.tweea US. Manor*
llot-Ile-l —*d r.re.ii-]|..u,..
Tho horticultural department of the
Ohio SUU university has juat con*
atrucled a cheap forcing-house, whloh
possesses some real and valuable features
In describing the structure Prol Wm.
It. Larenby makes the following statement:
Tbe forcing of winter vegeUbles by
artificial beau.Is becoming sn Important
Industry snotU a rapidly developing
branch of horticulture.
Tbe great advanUgo of winter gardening In our northern states Is that lt
furnishes work tbe year round
Tbe dearth of winter employment In
tbe garden and orchard la a serious
drawback.
An enforced idleness during a large
portion -jMtlie year, not only Interferes
with the economies! use of help, but
mskes teams and equipment much
more expensive than they would have
boen if kept at work tbe entire season.
Something can be done in the way of
forcing vegeUbles for the winter, or
early spring msrkot. by the use ot ms*
nuye hot-beds. While these answer a
good purposo ln early spring, thcy are
not suited to continuous winter work.
The green-house, which is adapted to
this purpose and wbon rightly managed Is profl Uble. U some whst expensive and beyond the means of many
wbo aro engaged ln market gardening.
For such, tbe forcing-bouse, or fire hotbed, about to be described, can scarcely
fail to prove a source of satisfaction
and profit.
Our fire hot-bed 1* a simple frame
made ot plank, 13 inches deep. 14 feet
wide and abont 100 feet long. A row
of posts 8 feet apart and S feet high are
placed In the center and upon these Is
fastened a S.t4 scantling to support the
sash. Tbe sash are T feet aad 8 inch** long
andS feet 10 Inches wide, and are made
of good pine. Tbe aide pieces are 1H
Inches wide by It,' inches thick. The
cross-bars are wedge-ehaped on* inch
wide on top, with a tongue In tbe center, upon either tide of whloh the glaa*
I* fitted The glass Is laid in whiu
lead and held ln place by a thin, halt-
round -.trip wblch Is tacked to the
tongue of the cross-bars. A groove one-
half inch wide and made one-half the
depth of tne sash Is cut tnto each side
piece, so tbat tbe alternate sashes
tlightly overlsp their exterior, and can
bo easily slid dowa or up without the
aid of Independent cross-bars on the
frame. *
The heating apparatus cor-ilsU of a
coll ot fire pieces of 1K-Inch pipe sbout
five feet ln length. ThU Is placed orer
a simple Iron grate and the wholo covered with arch of brick. From the upper part of tbe coll a single pipe of the
samo diameter runs slOng the peak of
the end and Is supported by the ridge-
polo. Thc return pipes are one-half-
inch in dlamcUr and are fsstenrd to
the frame, one on each aide To insure
sufficient hest at the end of the bed opposite the fire, s double coil of the half-
inch pipe U bere placed through wbioh
the hot water circuUUs before It returns to tbe heater. A small expansion
Unk olds in making a rapid circulation.
ThU fire hot-bed waa completed the
evening of March is. Tbe following
morning a small fire was started at T
o'clock. At tbat time the thermometer outdoors wss down to 20 degrees F.
ln less than an hour {he temperature
of tho bed was up to 88 degree* At 10
o'clock, althongh the outside temperature liad not raited more than 2 deg,,
the thermometer ln the hot-bed registered il degrees Although lt U yet
too csrly to ssy Just svliht the results
will be, the lettuce crop, whleh uow
occupies the pipe-heated end looks very
promising.
A detailed account of ths exact cost and Income from thla
now style hot-bed will be published
later. The wotering is by tube Irrigation. Four line of two-Inch drain tile ar*
laid in parallel rows the whole length
of the bed These sre covered with
sbout six Inches of soli.
By supplying tbo necessary moisture
ln tbe above-mentioned way we are not
obliged to remove the sash and can distribute tbo water more evenly thsn It
could be done by surface wsterlng.
Credit Is due W. S. Turner, foreman ol
the garden, for devising thc plan ol
heating, and to W. B. Ileatlie, a student In the course In horticulture, for
designing the improved sash.
A trial ot thU simple method of beating is recommended to these wbo ute
manure at tho heat-producing material
for* hot •bed*. It Is certainly a more
equable nnd reliable method of distributing heat, and U equally simple and
Inexpensive. 11 U not too much to tay,
tbat it marks a step ln advance ln the
application of artificial heat-to the forcing of garden vegetables
COMMERCE OF THE SEAS.
Duiuxo l-*9- l.,_-d vceaela arrived at
tbe port of New York.
•"iiii'iikms of about 20,000 turkey*
were mode from Canada to Eoglaiid
during the last holiday teaton.
Siui'ii-.vrs of pineapples frontQueen*-
Und to Sail KrancLsco arc to be made
under the auspice* of lhe colonial department of agriculture.
Exi-oirrs of Falkland Island wools
amount to nearly 4.000.000 pound* annually There are alaoyeaHy ahipnicnU
ot _0.0**0 frozen <*ars.i-_-ea to Englsud
NoTsviTiisTAStiixo thai every year
from 4.000 lo 6.000 ships go up and down
the River Seine carrying -.-00.000 tons
of goods, il Is aaid thnt there Is no
map ot this Important Frsnch stream ln
eslM.•■'. ■■
MUTTON CHOPS.
It la tscll to enlarge tlie flock, tmt
don't do it by keeping old curea.
Don't ov racks that allow dust and
hay seed* lo sill tio-.vn into thc svoolly
backs or necks fsxtllng at tketn.
Notiiino pays bettor lhan goosl fence*
In sheep■ keeping, unless it be a dog-
proof told for night protection.
Timoiiii hriy. though highest In market, is po-real for sheep (IWo them
tlot.r if yog would see tbem prosper
tad muke _- juU-j the __-__ --.Va. J__r
_A_
PITH AND POINT.
—The Jules from decayed bananaa, ll
Is said, will make bright carmine Ink,
and It Is also ssld to step on one make*
the nir blue.—Inter-Ocean.
—"Did Ml .*. Ooldcoln look upon yonr
suit with favor'.'"* "Ob, yes; she thought
the clothes were all right, butsb* objected to the wearer."—Inter-Ocean.
—"Why, Mr. llanka, how long hav*
you been wearing eye-glasses?" "Well,
Miss Edith, you'always seemed so distant to mo that I thought glasses
might bring you a little nearer."—Ex*
eh-ingc
—Mrs. Inquisitive— "Yonr husband
must be earning more than he used to.
I see yon have anew sealskin Jacket."
Mrs. StralghtUee—"No. Indeed "He's
learned how to fix tbo gaa meter."—
Qrenoble Monthly.
—Wife—"I've mado a fool of myaoll"
Ilusband—"How-r Wife—"Hero I've
carried all the baggage, ao that people
would not think we were newly married, and all the while my back hair
waa full of rice."—S. Y. Herald
—Tailor (calling on debtor, an artist)
—"I'm afraid I interrupt, sir*. I
you're very busy." ArUat — "Don't
mention It. Perhaps yon would like to
see me draw something?" Tailor—"I
shonld sir. I thould like yon to draw
a check!"
—The Point—Rbs—*T wish yon
wouldn' play billiards for sUkea. Ills
nothing ln th* world but a gams of
chance." Ih—"A game of chance!
Why, my dear girl, it's a gamo of Infinite skill." She—"Not aa yon play
It"—Truth.
- -A servant girl waa once given some
macaroni by her mlttress to prepare for
th* Uble. Noticing the girl's surprise,
the lsdy asked: "Didn't you cook ms
ronl st yonr last place?" "Cook Ity We
used tbem things to light the fire wltb?"
-Ttt-niU
—A pompons fellow mado a very Inadequate offer for a valnabU property;
and calling the next day tor answer.
Inquired ot the gentlemsn lf he bad entertained hU proposition. "So," replied the other, "yonr proposition en
tertained me."—Pilot
—"You never sit and talk to me a*
yon did before we were married,
sighed the young wife. "So," replied
tbe husband wbo waa a draper's assistant. "Tbe guv'nor told ma to stop
a praising the goods as soon aa the bargain waa struck."—TIt-BiU
—CbariUbly Inclined.—Mrs. Parvo*
neer—"If we conld conld only get the
girls Into Mra. Astorgilt's dancing*
class, Simon. It woold be the making
of "em." Mr. "Pervenesw—"I drnther
paternlze somebody else 't needs lt
more, Sophia. Mis" Astorgilt's well
'nough off 'thout teaebln' dancln'
scbool."—Puck.
—Fogg—"I can't nse an tunbrslU
until Easter." — Fenderson — "Why
not?" Fogg—"Because It's Lent"
Fenderson thought he'd try this on
Mr". F. Said he: "A feUow can't as*
our umbrella until Eaater." "Why
not?" aaked Mr*. F. "Because," said
Fenderson. "It's borrowed" And he
wondered wby bU wife didn't laugh.—
Boston Transcript.
—Not so Ignorant After AIL—Explorer—"Do you know, Ethel, the African savages were so Ignorant that
they e ml!n't underaUnd what made
8Unley's Iron boat float." Ethel—
"Whst waa It, Unele Jsek7" Explorer—
"Why—er—the—er—shape, you know,
snd—er—atmospheric preasne, yon
know, and—er—all that sort of thing.
—Judge.
SQUELCHING AN INTRUDER.
Ilrollwr Dsvim A..ert. HI* Right* ta ae
Emphatl. *l.uti.i.
One of the colored women employed
about tbe hotel waa sweeping off the
veranda when an old man with
crooked leg and carrying a broomstick
for a cane baited at the steps and aa-
Inted:
"Oood mawnln', Druddcr Dawson,
bow yo' waa dU mawlnT'
"What orf mean talkln* dat way to
me?" demanded the woman aa she
leaned on tho broom to look him over.
"Oood mawnln', Brudder Dswson!"
be repeated
"Yo* ls Brudder Dawson yo'selt
What yo' glttln'at actln* dat way?"
"Look yen* gal; I has cum along yen
to spoke about to' worda to yo' an' I
wnnttyo' to open dem big ears o' yo'a
monstrous wide. Yo'r name was Ln-
clnda Jackson, I reckon?"
"Of co'se."
"An' yo* attends de Baptist prsy*r-
mcetln' ebci-y Thursday even'?"
''Yo* allusseesmsdar, of co'se. What
yo' glttln* at?"
"I'te glttln' at dis: On de last three
occothuns when de preacher haa got up
an' said 'Vie willnow close wid de dox-
ology; Brudder Dawson, pitch do tune,'
what bas yo dun?"
"NuOn."
"Look ont, gal, or I'll her yo/
churched for lyln*. Wbat yo' haa dun
was to sot.right ln an'pitch dat tone
befo' I could git my mouf open an' mak*
everybody beliovo yo' wss leadin' de
slngtn'. 1'ze cum yere to tell yo* not tc
do ll agin."*
•*Shoo! Does dat tune l/long toyo'7"
sbo dlllantly replied.
"Look out dar, gaL I hain't saying
dat de tunc b'longs to me, but I ar saying dat when de preacher calls opon
Brudder Dawson to start It oft*, den
Brudder Dawson ar de man to do It II
yo' nr Brudder Dawson, den yo* go right
shead. If yo' ar Sister Luclnda Jackson, den yo' keep dat big mouf closed
till I strike* my tunln' fork and hiU d<
right pitch."
******* she replied as shs began sweep
log. »
"Yo* Jest 'member," be cautioned, a>
bt turned away.. "1'ze bin pltebln' dal
doxology tuno in our church fur.obei
twenty y*ars, an 1 doan dun reckon tc
be bitted out now by no woman whe
has cum down from AtlanU wid a lol
ot furbelows on. I gin yo' fslr warn In,
an If yo' desist opon partlclpatln my
animosity de consequrntUlnes* of dt
calamity mnst be on yo'r own head I
baa spoke. Oood dayi"—N. Y. Bun.
—Hours Riddle, who died not very
long since, a very old man, waa a famous ox-driver and democrat of northern Delaware. He sdrovei enormous
oxen, and employed In the task a voice
that conld have rivaled a steam fog-
born. HI* Ubors frequently took him
over Into Ihe edge of Cecil county, Md,
ss'....*• white highways are clearly
visible from the neighboring hill* ot
Delasvnre. When a rural DeUwarean
heanl a noise aa of incipient riot over
tn Maryland, and, straining his eye*,
saw a *peck tolling up aome hillside.
ho knew It was tbe voice of Hoaea
Kiddie urging on hi* ox team. Th*
belief n tradition that Kiddle'* voice
cctilii bu heanl a* far at bis team conld
be teen.
—The music hall seems to be about
tbe best paying of publlcenterulcment
venture-* In London, snd the conversion of tin'.iters Into music halU and
the opening ot new halls goes on
upac**. The new Olympic thea'er Is
the latest to be converted Into a theater of varieties, Tho Empire Music
hall pays an average yearly dividend ol
To per cent.; the Alhambra, ib pet
cent.: tho Tlvoll, lo pet cent, and th«
y-avllloii, lfl per cent.—facta whiah may
bavo bad some loilutoce on Xtw York
managers ta i-eoent tni ruiscrt- **
perlrasou.
woisi-irs FAIB GOSSIP.
Preoh Notes of Internet from tho
Wondorrul White City.
Sn Kv.nl at Great Important-. Among
Ut* _—Maaese — Ued.s_.iloa or the
ll_-o-<len Tempi. — Tbe
Opening Day.
CSpeclal Chlcaco Cone*pt-ylfaeel
...An Impressive ceremony wss witnessed st Jackson park on I be first day
of tbe present month. It waa tbe dedication by the Japanese and world's
fair officials of the ilo-o-den Umple oo
the wooded island whlth lies lo tbe
Isgoon In the center of the fair
ground-. The event waa celebrated In
tbe true Oriental fashion, the exercises
being conducted by tba Japanese commissioners ln the full regimentals of
their native land
It was ln truth a curious sight that
was presented to th* American gnasU
of the occasion, and one tbat will
doubtless be remembered by tbem long
years after the great fair has passed
away and many of IU features hsve
passed from mind
Tha Japanese workmen wera ranged
In line before tbe Umple and during
tbe exercises sang thalr native song, a
very weird, and lt mnst be confessed
unmusical refrain, yet peculiarly suited
to tbe occasion.
Tbe wholo affair betokened the
spirit of international fraternity, for
which lt may be said these people ar*
noted and in their speeches the Japanese officials alluded to the friendly
la regard to Ibe exeretaea oa the
opening day thar* U at present conxld-
erable dissatisfaction not only in Chi*
ctgo but throughout the country, aa
il haa been announced that etalf a
select fsw wonld be allowed to witness
the ceremonies What tbe outcome
will be It U Impossible to state, as sufficient time still remains for a change
la the programme. It waa thought np
to a Ute moment that tbe exercises
would be beld ln the open air oa tbe
green at tba east front ot the Government building, bnt th* committee oa
ceremonies haa, tt seems, derided to
bold tbe opening exercise* in Festival
hall, which face* the. Isgoon between
the Horticultural and Transportation
buildings. From aa elevated pUtform
In tbls hail President Cleveland will
address tbe people and press tbe butt-*-/
wblcb will set the machinery ln motion-
It U said that not mora than two thousand privileged persona will be pet*
mltted to witness tbe opening eer*.
monies, and tbe maaees must- be content witb snjoying it by proxy. This,
however, may not be final, althongh it
l* authentic,
The programme, aa at present aw
ranged ia aa follows:
Music Colombian March and Hymn)
John K.- Pay na.
Prayer.
PressnUtlon of eblefs of department.
and foreign commissioners by tbe dlrec
tor general.
Music: "In Praise ot Ood" Bee.
thoven.
Address and opening of tbe VTorld't
Columbian exposition by the presided
of the United States.
I-iEDICAnon or TM* HO-O DCS.
relation* existing Between their conntry and oars in the warmest terms.
Aa hosU tRey showed themselves to be
most considerate and courteous, and
in their expressions of thankfulness
for the kindness shown tbem sines
their arrival in tbls country they were
profuse and earnest
Thla wonderful temple It th. .counterpart of tbe great Ho-o-den palace at
KjC near Kioto, Japan, one of tbe
group* of tbe Bidodina It b built of
wood witb tiled root, the cross trees
being logs whose ends are beautifully
carved in tha form ot lions' heads. Tbo
temple, it U said Is Intended to represent the Hoo, a fabled bird of the Japanese; the two-storied central p. ■ '■
being tbe body of tbe bird the colonnades on tho sidos the wings and
the corridor at the hack tbe Ull. Oa
tbe top of the original structure are
two phceaixee. three and a half feet
high, made of bronxe and so flexible
that tbc wings and beads are moved fay
the wind In all It U a wonderful and
picturesque structure, and wbea completed throughout will he one of the
most valuable buildings on the fair
grounds.
The original Ho-o-den or Phceolx hall
dates back to the year lOSS, bnt it was
bnilt twelve hundred years ago. It was
at flrst the bome of a cela braied Japanese nobleman, al whose death it was
converted Into a monastery and afterward became the shrine ot "Amedis,"
the buddha of Japan. The decorations
of the temple are all by famous artists.
and consist ot works in gold laoqner,
bronze and mother of peart.
Tho interior decorations ot the temple on tbe wooded Island at tbe fair
are ssld to ba tsr handsomer and more
valuable than thoso ot the original
structure, and many additions ltf the
way of ornamentation have been made.
All tbe art work on tbo building baa
been done by picked artists, and no expense has been spared to make tho
templo a feature of great beauty. It
Ls to become the property of tbe city of
Chicago after the fair bt over, being a
present from the emperor of Japan.
Starting of machinery, dnrlng wblcb
time will be performed "Halleluja.
Chorus." Handel
Official visit from tbe president of the
United SUtes and officials of Uk
World's Columbian exposition, and the
World'* Columbian commission, to tbe
various departments, arrangement!
hoeing been made previously with ead
chief to receive tbem.
Notwithstanding the genera] Impression that the fair will not bs resdy fm
the opening on the flrst day of May.
we are positively assured by tbe oO
claUlhate-rerythlug will be io order foe
that auspicious occasion. We are tpsiU.
willing to oeeept Ute assurance, bm
from present Indications we can hardly
expect to ace every portion of tbo exposition folly completed Itut we ean re
ly npon the cElclals to do everylhlnj
In their power to hasten matters, aalt Ls safe to say that when the -soman
arrives for setting in motion the grea
w'.veels ot Machinery hsll Jseksoi
park will be sufficiently prrsenUble tc
welcome the nations to tbe greatest o
all great world's fairs,
FALSEHOODS CORREOTED.
•natter* Will MM lie Comprtle. t_ Pa;
ter Water Cla-ttU.
Much bas been aaid of lato concern
lug tbe "toilet-room" privtlegsj a'
Jaekaon park. And aa usual wbet
anything connected with the fair I'
concerned many fasehoods bave beet
told
Tba Impression hss been given on
that visitors at the exposition wilt bt
compelled lo pay for the privilege o
using tbe water closets. Such, how
ever, to not the esse. At present i
charge is mode, but under tho contrac
at least fifteen hundred closeU wtll bt
opened by May 1. for the nse of whkl
no charge will be node. These wll
be maintained in a clean nnd nest condition Iiy attendanU employed for tha:
purpose.
In addition tbere will bn fifteen hundred mora closeU wblch will be of _.
higher clsss ot c .:.;'.. uctlnn. for th>
use of whleh Ave cenU tvill be charged
ixTzmoB or taa uo-o-ot-t.
There sre seversl buildings erected
by these peoplo in different parts of
the grounds, and there will doubtless
be much attraction In tbem tor the visitors from rural districts, who hav*
never seen anything of the kind The
beholder will be struck at a glance
with tbeir extreme neatness and airiness and the spicy aroma svhich seems
to hang sbout everything that comes
from Japan. Thore Is a sort of booth
to the northesst of tbc Ho-o-den templo
which I* a marvel of neatness in every
detail. It Is bulit entirely of bamboo
poles, ss are most ot their structures,
which are split and spread out so aa to
form a sort ol ornamental clapboard*
Ing. Thr root U mode of larg. canes
rent In twain and arranged In on in-
and-out fashion ao as to form gutters
to sheJ rain. Japan may welt feel
proud of hcr showing among the nations at our great fair, for she is ably
so** folly represented and while Ibeir
coasins. thc Chinese, will, on account
ot national differences, be missing at
Jackson nark, thc Japuncse will amply
fill the breach, and will, no doubt,
provo as. interesting and entertaining
as any race represented
Tbe report has bceu circulated that
AlfonsoXIIL. tbe infantkingof Spain,
is to take part in Ike opening exercises
of tbe fair, but thto Is authentically
contradicted, and It Is furthermore ascertained that neither the yonng king
nor his mother will he present
Infanta Isabella will, ao--.or.liu;* to the
latest intelligence, come tu the open-
log of the exposition oad will remain
for tome time t!i_,-t_tur o |a*tt el the
Culled btaU*.
This charge will be made really teethe services ot an attecdaat wbo wii.
brush the clothes of visitors, aoppt*.
them with toilet articles. and main
things pleasant generally, lite pub
lie may be assured thst tbere will be
free closet rooms sutO-icat tor the u*
of all wbo will patron'-ie tbem.
COLUMBIAN CARAVELS.
-•Spain's Maria. Exhibit on IS. Vtay **
ThU Conntry.
Three vessels, exact reproductions of
tbe Columbus fleet of Ull, hsve sailer:
from Spain, under escort of a fleet ot
United States cruisers ot which th
Newark U the flagship.
It Ls hoped tbat tbe vessels will reaci.
Nesv York ln order to take part in tb.
navat review which opens April 21
Tbe Columbian vessels wero ia ltf*
considered first-class ships. When the.
are compared with the iron-clad Ness
ark, a comprehensive idea of lb*
progress*, of the last four hundre I year I
In shlp-bulldlng may be obtained
A feature ot thc review wilt be tb:
destruction of ooe of tho old monlton
wbicb tvl.l bo anchored off SxwI.
Hook, A tsvo-huadred-pound charg*
of dynamite from the Vesuriu**.' si *
guns will do thc work. This rrmsrbs-
blc little rraft will ebotv her desimr
live powers to the cavies of the world,
and tvill slonbtlesa revolutionise tb
methi>ls of modern warfare.
After the New Vork naval -avlow.
the danla Maria, Pinto aod Nina wll
come through the easels ant) Ores:
Lakes to Chicago, They. wiil. dnria-t.'
tlm summer. b« aaebored In tbc 1__M
off Ui* paint on whleh is loesirie tb
rtpreslu.ilon of it* Poor-iit U* IU-*'•_«
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*mmm*m***mmmm***m
YOLUME XXVI.
WAVERLY, OHIO. THURSDAY. APRIL 20,1893.
NUMBER 41.
*
ANGELS QATHKRINQTHE BABES.
Vthlie ta/ yrstettras, t*o«r _•»_» _,
HsreaUr nim.pt tspea n; breast,
Af host isut Utile gu.
•Suit totUy lb* pare*! nestl
. SQeal a-tata* vtcltaets
Hilda mntn rrom door io floori
Aacsls (ttkerUW ti. babe*—
Ssapwt n_s> tbe ether sterol
Obi -Ms-stsc breaking aesnal
Otiutr frier sad nottrar pslal
Ofel the lo-gtn. sef .as look— - —-
tategieg tkat Is all la v_la
Best lhe*, mt thet, bat-, et mine,
tv fails -gsy tear* tot uu.-.-i« f_Ut
Best*, tntnl tksa auysi not bu*
la tbr -ns—- lb* _u_s>l . tall
Heave* gnat tht lev* Ut eye*
i tl* set v*tt«_ for*-t* o'er,
Csrtalasd br Ib. t_-s»r IMS.
T.***utt-srtao>t.
_l«*t-wa, rest tbet. bau e( __•*, .
While I sir. (bj laltst**..
HmUsss lis a Bother'* baatt
Latt het baby, toe, should dl_
' Bllrsv skints* vtsltas-s »
am.-tnt._- traa doer to deer;
Angst* grauwrtaf tb* babes—
JBmims from tb* ethet store.
--Mra M. A-KtaOtw. la K. T. Lo*A*rt_
UGLY JIM.
m
tU* -Und Hoar. Under Cover of a.
Bo us b Coat
r "TJghl What a night!" waa my Ut-
eot notary .seteolation, as I earn* oa
deck Jnat befor* eight belts (twelve
o'clock) on tbat night bs March, *__,
which fate had ordalnad I should n.ver
forget. I bad beard ths cry *t "All
hands aa deck"" bellowed dowa the
_o*o*_Ue, the scurry of teat, tbe hoarse
oommand: "AU banda aloft to shorten
•all: QulcU, lads, tor your livesl" and
had oOuneed out et toy berth, Jerked
tnto my clothes and tumbled up the
eotnpanlon*w*jr to tha slippery deck.
What was t doing aboard th* i_lp?
Wall, by profession I am a doctor und
by occupation a rambler. Not that tt
lit part of my business aa a doctor to
ramble; bat, roa know, a doctor's mission 1* to try lo restore nature's Jewel.
he*.U>, and _, being a doctor (aa I said
before), waa endeavoring to do my
duty to myself and And that which I
bad studied hard to b* tilt to restore
to other- Bo there I waa standing, or,
rather, trying to (for the northeaat
gabs nearly blew ma off my feet), oa
lhe quarter-deck of tba Utile brig Jan-
by Und, bound from Liverpool to Que-
Teeo. Horatio, wasn't lt cold! Asd the
sharp sleet, driven hard before the
gale, teamed Uke a sandblast cutting
tbe gravestones for tha poor ebaps
wbo wsro to be that night laid for. their
last teat, "roek.d ia jh* cradle ef the
deep'* \
Well may the poewid-tamers alng
tbe praises of *'S_rtnt*7 aauw. beautiful
anow. Tbey view It from tha Inside
of a worts, cheery room, reclining ln
aasssy-ehslr. pip* in mouth, watching
-Che llul* feath*ry flake* peeping
slyly in through the glass and then
sjrlv-jn roughly away fay Ihelr master.
Win.!, for daring such impsrllneno*.
Ay»> It Is beautiful anow then! Bat
charge th* seen-. A night, aa black
ae -otd aod almost _s -case, for th*
eye can hardly aae t rod away, Ute
■t-tixl tearing, booming, howling
thruogh tbo teat rigging, the sleet
driving, cutting, grlndla? the Ce»b ex-
pewed to Is, and aha littl* brig of only
osa hundred aad flfty tons lurching,
gvoanlag, bouncing hare and there ln
the mas*, fierce grasp of tlm s«a> Lord,
wbat yells! t start, shiver and And it
is oaly that davit, wind, laugfalog aa It
slap, old Nopliia* in tbe faee, Isshing
bias to still more fury. I am almost
f rosea, tor tbe heavy spray wblcb flies
ever _t aa tbe brave eraft holds ita own
freer.es as faat as It strikes, coaling us
svlth • thick era*-.
•Tblt Is a fearful night," I say to
the'taen at the wheel, aad bla answer
of "Aye. aye, sir.** oome* throngh teeth
set aa a vis*. With teet planted, or
rather; rooted to the deck, body bent
forward, eyes trying bard to make out
the canvas be cannot see, be move*
ooly as tbe orders shouted through
tbe trumpet eome fetatly to blm:
••Hard a starboard!** -BUadyr "Ess*
ber a littler straining bard at the
wheel to put tt "port" Or "starbeard"
m bt ordered and between bla white
tips growling back bl* "Aye, aye, six!"
Jly the Btfut flicker et tb* binnacle
lamp l sea bis faee and know htm to be
slim Peters, the hardest maa m tbe
crew. Nobody liked htm er would
haws anything to do with hlm. Be
was not a prepossessing objeat to look
at. Ills faee had aa much sociability
and kindness ta it aa a tomUstoa*.
Heavy, square Jaw; large mouth; eft*
tplack, or rather, ooo eye, for m large,
ted near running' ao-roas hts forehead
and down bla left ebeek baok of hi*
aertook that eye along witb It; a
shaggy bead of sandy hair and unborn pt beard did thalr part la bl* make-
np of ugliness. I said nobody would
bar* anything to do with liltn. 1*11
take that back, for there wa* oae
abos._ who pitied aad tried to be
friendly to him. He waa the ship's
boy, m nto*, likely lad. goad-leoking
and smart and a sailor, •v.ry taeh of
blm. Thar* waa oa* thtog about Jim,
ho-pe-er, whieh aone could aat baok
Of, aod that was be was strong sa aa
Oa and be good a sailer aa evet trod a
des.sk. __f was tho oaly maa aboard
who could bare held the wheel alone
la such a night. Oft wo drive, a keel
and than a plunge, and tb* little brig
ne* ont ot the trough ef the t I ain't nobody, aad It don't make no difference
whether I die or not All of ye bave
mothers or sweethearta wait In' for ye
to oome home. I ain't got nobody; no
home. A vagabond, mate*, I he, with
nothing but tbe ablo whose articles I
sign for a home, and tho aaa'll be my
grave sooner or laten so, yo see, it
don't make no dlfferano* wbsther I
freese ter death here er go to tbe bottom across the line- Welter's got a
mother, Isds, as la wnltln' tsr see him
sooa; and It Jim can help her do tt, b*'s
a-g*tag ter. I thank ye all, mate* and
itr. Doctor, fer *p**k!ag ter me; aad
It ugly Jim freexe* ter death, don'l
thlak too bard of hlm."
Again tba Hoe move* on, but tbe men
are getting disheartened and overcome,
and gradually, one by one, thay Ue
down oa* the Ice, and, erawltug closer
together, a sleep, sweet but deadly,
holds tbsm In Ils grasp Jim aad I are
the oaly ones left now, and w* walk,
walk, walk round and round tbe prue-
trat* forms like a death watch.
"it'a so nae, Jim; I've got to Join the
ntiela "
And I Step toward Ik He stops me
and says:
"Can't ye stick 11 out, doctorl"*
"No," I say, despondently; "I am too
weak and numb to keep lt up. Hern,
Jim, give me your hand."
"Oood-by, doctor," be says, and
mores on sgaii^yalonely sentinel,
fighting de»l.te*_»ty_y*_. i h, and by iiis
eek and dogged dtt-mblnstlon sha-.-
eff lu ley dutch.
It was s blank fc*ruto.wP 1 know not
now long, and then t partly awoke as
Jim, tired out bud exhsnstcd, dropped
beside me. I wss in a dreamy state,
but I beard these words, tbe lsst he
ever spoke. He wss wandering. I knew,
and his voles wss so gentle and soft I
hardly knew U was bis:
"Mother!" be murmured several
times, and then: "Onr Father which
art—," aod ugly Jim's lips had moved
for lb* latt time oa this earth. Icy
fingers cAesed tbsm bere. but where hts
neble deed and last prayer reachsd
warm, loving lingers shall bid th*
dumb to sp.sk, snd bla flrst words
shall be bla thanks for tbe Master's
plaudit. "Well doner
"Peace aad oblivion reign over all."
Tbat was exactly my state; and on
awakening from my stupor, I found It
hard to realise It Wee bnt a dream.
Waa tt poaarble I waa onee more safe
aboard a vessel, net frosea stiff on the
desolate drift-Ice, bat tenderly cared
for by rough but kind hsnds? Yss, It
wss true; for we—all that were left of
oa,* aye, sod tbe poor fellows whose
awaking waa of another sort—were be-
lag carefully looked after oa board the
American ship Yankee Tar, whose
lookout bad sighted on ths fleld-lce
black specks which, through the glaa*,
b* bad made ont to be human beluga,
A boal was put out, and all banda
taken en board Of eer ere w of fifteen,
bat five remained wtth Just a spark
of life In tbeir stiff bodies. Welter
aad I were among the survivors, and
careful administration of restoratives
bad brought us round I have atamped
npon my mind with tbealndellble ink
of uoforgctfulnesa, the morning wben,
for the last time, 1 gazed on the fixed,
immovable faces of my companions ot
tbat fatal noyage. All tn tbeir wind-
lng-*_*el* of sail-cloth, shotted and
ready for the waters to cover then-
ranged In two rows along the deck, we
bade them each good-by. Last ot all I
eame to Jim, not "ugly" lira, now, for
npon the scarred faee a peaceful smile,
tranquil and happy, and hls-lsst words:
"Mother, mother," seemed to play
upon tbe hall-opened, smiling lip*.
"All heads uncovered!"
One hy one, Into the ocean's bosom
they slid to rest, and aa poor Jim's
body lies poised upon the rail for Its
final plunge, the captain's voice shakes
and hts eyes water, aa he sajrat
'"Greater love bath no man than
thb. that he lay down his lite for his
frleuda' "-Hustell Osrdner, ln N. X'
I-sdger.
—Rough Diamonds—Mrs. Oushly-
"What adorable toughs and sweet'
burglar* Mr. Dalolrqulll depicts for ut
ln hts charming stories ot low life'''
Tom Olgbee—"Wonderful! It teem*
tbat no one bat t-gsl* ta disguise tain
to tteaUag ot tpcocts a. wtJsyt."**
f***>
THE OOFFHE TAX.
Oaas-gt.g I'.rtm l, of a nigh Tariff o* Oct
KsperS Trad*.
The effect of the Imposition of a discriminating duty upon coffoe Imported
from oertalo countries under the provisions of tbe so-called reciprocity
clsuaes of the McKinley tariff. Is Indicated, so far a* the quantity imported
ls concerned by the treasury department report as to the import, for the
seven months ending on January lb
Ths quantity of coffee brought Into
this country ln the fiscal year 16.1, all
of It free of dnty, was about 510,000,000
pounda About one-sixth ol tbls csme
from Vsnexnels, Colombia and Haiti,
tbe three countries affected by the
three cents a pound Imposed by President Harrison under the provisions ot
the law. The official figures tor tbe
fiscal year 1831 are aa follows:
laroars or rorrsa,
reandt. rata*.
Trom .11 conou-ie* ll».s.*a.t_j tsei-trr?
rrom Veoesusta. u*.5t.\_*o IO.Slt.S7t
from Colombia lt_*t*.ISS t,«9ISII
from llalU IteitMl l._s-,S4I
fr._ts.SH lUsts..e_
Il will be seen thst tbe monthly average tn that year for tbo three
countries affected waa nearly 7,300,000
pounds.
The report ehovra that for ths seven
mouths ending- on January SI thi*average has fallen to a little more than
_,000,ooo pounda
round*, i**la*
CoO-ts. dntla-to, seven
months ii.iu.irt _tfTt_e*
January KS.SU H..WI
Th* figures for January Indicate that
tbe Import* are now rery small, tho
valne for that month having been Ins*
lhan II*..,ooo. ThU is the effect of tbe
exaction of a duty of 3 cents, so far as
the quantity received from tbese countries is concerned
The Imposition of this' duty bss also
had the effect, we are Informed, ot in-
creating by seversl millions ot dollars
annually the cost of coffee to consumers ln this eountry. Tbo duty haa Increased the cost of tbe mild coffees
produced In these three 'countries,
whleh were formerly sbout one-sixth
of onr entire supply, snd bss largely
decreased tbe quantity Imported. At
tbe same time, beeause ot this increase
of cost, the producers of mild coffees ln
otber countries not affected by tbe duty
bave been enabled toe x ac*. higher prices
for their product whan sold here- It
ls estimated tbst for this reason tbe
cost of coffees of similar grades produced elsewhere has been Incressed to
tbe American consumer by. al lesst IH
cents a pound Vy hit .reciprocity
proclamation Mr. Harrison thus imposed a considerable tax upon the people of tbe United Ststes, not only with
respect to the coffers Imported from
tbe three countries directly affected,
but also wilh respect to a largo quantity of tbo coffees that are on the free
___
Tbe law says thst after such retaliatory duties have been imposed by the
president they are to be exacted "for
such time aa be shall deem Just" The
president who Imposed these duties
hss boen succeeded by Mr. Cleveland,
and it Is Mr. Cleveland whose opinion
as to the Justice of the continued exaction of this tax ls now to be conclusive. Tbe fact tbst he has cslled upon
the stale department for Information
as tothe condition of negotiation, wltb
the three countries affected shosvtthst
be hss this question under consideration. If It shall appear tbst ths retaliatory dnty on coffee bas hsd no beneficial effect upon our export trade aod
Is a burden upon the people, the Jus-
lice of ll will not be clearly established-N. Y. Timet.
MAKERS OF THE TARIFF.
A Utile l.itht oa tb. Old Jobbt-f
M.tbo-t of tb. ItepnblletM.
Theoretically congress msdo the
tariffs. But it has been a good manr
years since congress did anything more
thsn to ratify whst men not in congress-wanted the tariff to be. Con-
peaa quit making its own tariffs In
1817, and It bas Jobbed jbe business
out pretty nearly ever since. It did
undertake the work ln l.f*_, when it
passed whst was known as tbe littl*
tariff bill; but it did It so buogllngly
hat it actually reduced tbe taxes, and
tbe other fellows took tt out of the
bands of congress snd restored the
rates ln 1873, snd bsve been running
tbe'bhslness ever since. To be sure, ln
1883 oongress felt tbst something most
be done to appease tbe people, wbo
aad begun to growl a Utile; and so,
sot being competent to do the Job
themselves, tbey let President Arthur
sppolnt a' commission |p fix up the
schedules for them.
Tbls commission waa almost wholly
—imposed of men who had been making tariffs for congress, but tbey
thought tbc taxes could be cut donn 5.
per cent- without hurting suybody,
snd so reported Hut the other fellows
rslllcd to the defense of tbeir Job, and
when the commission's bill csme out
of all the committees It had to go
through, Including tbo final conference
committee, tho rates were higher than
sver.
' Then cams the bill tbat William McKinley is popularly supposed to hsve
mad*. It bear, bis nsme, and he had
to aland all the kicking tt caused, and
be was plucky enough to take It all and
not complain a bit, although he knew
that he was a* tono-ctnl of lit provision* at wa* lien Harrison. Everybody
wbo knows enough to read now kuosvs
tbat it wasn't McKinley or his committee wbo made his bill, but il was the
lame old job lot ot fellows wbo bave
been making tarlffs-for tb* republican
party for over thirty years wbo re tile It
Ur. Ulaasman told tbe committee Just
what tho tariff should be ou glassware,
and the committee wrote It out and put
tt tn tbe bill And Mr. Wool came and
told tbem hosv much he ss anted the tax
to be on wool; aod hts relative, Mr.
Woolens, followed on bis bests and said
what he wanted cloth to bo taxed Aod
so the procettlon went on down
through all tho schedules, and lf anybody wanted auythlng taxed all he bad
to do was to tell the committee bow
much It should be snd It wss done. A nd
sbout all that tbe committee did wss
tossy tbst n. o. p., which means all
other articles not otherwise provided
tor thould pay an ad valorem tax of
forty-lire per cent. That it the way In
which thete tariff bills have been made
since the bleated year of our Lord 1081.
It took tbe people of tlie country a
long time to find this out It was not
done openly until within recent yeara
Men used to think that lt would look
bad lf peopl* Interested In having hekvy
taxe* laid on foreign goods should be
known to be deciding how much those
taxes should be: even tho msnufaclur-
srs felt shame-f**ed about It. Hut a
vice becomes t v rt n* tf you look al It
too loog, aud of 1st* years th* committee* have given notice when they would
alt, and have asked sll who wanted the
taxes fixed to eome aod tell tbem what
tbey wanted Tben the people csme to
understand al last how their taxes
were ma_e, and tbey rose snd smote
tbese modern Philistines hip and thigh,
and drove them and their president and
tenators and representatives out, and
put In a new lot of men to make tbeir
tariff*.-St. Paul Qlobe.
TARIFF REFORM ANO TRUSTS.
X__t Outlook for c.mbloe. Is A_ytltlaff
Hut Kae-ttrtglnf.
, In th* Chicago Tribune we find in one
oolDino a vigorous denunciation of "tbs
dlkbolloal trust coa-Vlnes," tad la AD-
Otber tblt parsgrsphi
**Wtti_ t ttt last fsw ***** then it* Mm •
dt.llaeol *igtf*t*m*m*m on th* dotlsr la
•stgtr stocks, tblrtj-flr* la whisky, nit- ■ It
lead tod eorUtfss, aad ft rather oxteaslr. bres**
In torn, other trust su-cka The qaesUt-m *a
a*k*d: What Is ki become ot ibe to-_stIe>1 It*
d us trials I Th* people who hav* monoy to In*
vest specDlatls-vi/ has*, lost «onl_t-nr- te
them, and the btak.ra look aakaace **bec
asked I* lose money ea tbo*. stocks a* r-.-or
ily, even at r, •:*:■-• I prices This tn tae* ot re-
po-rla. truo or false, thtt protlta e-sntlnoe
Isr-fe, and th* rate ol lacom. obtained from ths
stock Is tenertlly *****sed lo be a pretty rood
ledleatioo ol lis s.Ulos vala* In th. market
It must be thtl ifc.rss I* t widespread fessr ot
e_mp.dtlon by ontsld. concern, atit-seie. by
the reported profllt, or aa Una Uiat Itti.UUon
will at no distant day rend-nr It tmpottl-U to
keep up th.tr nefarious onrantsstlons, or : -..-.
Probably th. latter eoastdareUao is tbe most
effeeUvt**
"Within tbs last few weeks" covers
the period of tbe Inauguration of
Preoldcnt Cleveland Within thai
time the reorganisation of the government bas proceeded In a manner satisfactory to the people. The appointment of Messrs Carlisle, Qreshan. and
Morton, all ardent and well-lntorraed
tariff reformers. Indicates that a new
spirit ta to dominate all the departments.
Tariff reform ta not a measure which
csn stand by Itself; to It must be Joined
economy in public expenditures, opposition to paternalism, witb a vigorous
and Intelligent an honorable and __!f>
rellant puhll? policy, whleh is tbe best
possible assurance of peace and ; -ot
perity.
Naturally the outlook for trust* and
combines ls anything bat encouracing.
A trust is formed to limit domestic
competition, but what It the sense ot
limiting domestic eompetltlon when ..
reduction of the tariff will lncrnatt
foreign competition?
Trusts flourish most when tb* law
tbe tariff law, abut* out all foreign
Interlopers. "Protected" on tbst side,
the monopolists orgsnlze a trust to control competition snd advance price* at
home.
Theae so-eslled Industrial stocks tr.
in fact trust stocks, stocks io companies having monopolies more or less
complete. The assurance that thb
democratic party Intends to reform thc
tariff not a little bit here, and a Uttle
bit elsewhere, bul to reform it altogether, naturally does more to depress
the price of trust stocks tban a doseu
antitrust bills like tbat drawn by '■■*!.
ator rjlmnnnn.
Tbe decline In tbe price of t--is.
Stocks msrks th* advance in ths pr ■*.•
perity of the people—Louisville O^-ir-
cr-Joiirntl.
CLEVELAND'S ECONOMY.
The Oood sTork of II.form Is Uelng Ht— -
Uy Oa.
Mr. Cleveland's policy of ridding the
government of unnecessary officeholders ia one whleh cannot be too highly
commended The expense of pensions
is so besvy tbat without the strictest
economy lt will be Impossible to make
an adequate reduction of the tariff,
and every hundred dollars now sa—n!
by retrenchment In executive expenses
la so mnch gained to tbe people lu {■-•*•
•Ibllltle* of tax reduction.
It is sppropriat* tbat the work of reform sboold hsve been begun In the
department of agriculture, as It Is
tbere tbat tbe largest sums of money
bave been spent ln salaries without
corresponding benefit to the people
Secretary Morton hss made a good beginning, and be Is likely to keep on
until be bss relieved ths people ot '-ho
slleged expert* and scientists whose
greatest Industry Is shown In trying
not to work themselves out of tbeir
Jobs.
Uut the department of agrlcultnre k
far trom being the duly one In which
retrenchment will bo beneficial. Secretary Carlisle bss already begun lb*
good work In tbe treasury department, snd It will no doubt be pushed
in the departments of wsr. of the
nary, of the Interior and ot Juit* ■•-.
The employes of the post office dep.*-'■
ment probably do more work for t!•• i*
money than those of any other, yet
even la the poet office department It Is
possible to retrench wilh sdvanlagr.
It Is not likely that when Mr. ace-
land haa mad* a closer Investigation
he will confine retrenchment to the
government employes in Washington
city. In New York, lo Boston, lu
Philadelphia, In Chicago, tn st Lont*.
In every otber large elty. It will b* poo-
slbie to find men who csn be spared
from tbe federal service to its distinct
advantage, even It thoir places are
left vacant until the treasury Is In bet-
tar condition to afford liberal cxpendi*
ture.
Under snch a policy aa that Mr.
Cleveland has Inaugurated the restriction of expenditures to tbs necetsitie*.
of government economically sd ml.littered will rente to be a mere plalltudu
and will come to be a vitalising force
In the conduct of publio affair*. H is
bard to see bow Mr. Cleveland could
do anything more calculated to in ike
public office la reality a public trust
than what he Is doing now. Let the
work go oo until every department bs_
been rid of IU barnacles aod professional bureaucrat*. — tk Louis Republic
OPINIONS ANO POINTERS-
When President Cleveland fixes
upon a person who Is tn all respccU
what It.ium was not, the right ma** for
commissioner of pensions will haro
been found.—Detroit Kra* Press
Stuce Secretary Carlisle took hold
the financial anxiety wblch pervaded
the country haa been relieved. Tho
people have unbounded confidenc* lu
the genuine artlele of statesmanship.
—Detroit Free Prsea.
It will be recalled that the Harrison administration made a specialty
of rewarding its persons! friend* and
punishing all wbo happened to li-.-
sgree svith it. Tbst course did not
save lt_—N. Y. World
After all It tt the polley and the
ldeaa ot the republican party and net
its leaders tbst render Its prospect-
hopeless. Tbe orgsnliatlon mbst have
a new birth and new Inspirations II
baa run IU course on tbe old lines.—
S. Y. World
Republicans feel that their party
has outlived 1U usefulness snd that it
ought to die, but they hsve a touch'
Ingly patbetl* faith that, unworthy as
thoy feel tbe party to be, the demo*
craU will do something to make IU
reatorattou to power inevitable. ■** St.
l-.itis Republic.
I*i'.r.s.|.iic. ot !t«pablle_a_
The reckless extrsvaganceof the late
edmlnUtratlon has not only left the
country a depleted treasury, but forced
npon ii'futiire obligations svbleh are
constant reminders ct a parly rule
that has met wltb deserved rebuke
There ts no telling what may be developed whrn Investigation bss mads
the present administration familUr
with all tbat has been done; bul already the evidence of a wanton wast-*
of the people's money La wain. iu.
Lavish extra pay was provided tor
those serving on the staff of the llehi-
Ing sea commission tlen intn*■•:,- '.
with work connected with the arbitration are better paid than members ol
tbe cabinet, and in addition to the salaries paid some ot them ln the government service they aro i—salving a largo
per diem allowance, beside*double puy
allowed fur the performance ot single
dnty. The most shsmeful thing In connection wllh the wholo affair U llut
ex-Secretary footer U agent of the
commission and helped to nrorlUa the
L«; tis fall .rat*- be
extravagant pay.
knowa and tbe rttpontlblltty njs_td
wJni*. XXl-«ls»|_.--45«t»Ul-e. m***!^'-bmtt &"^JH-7*Wv*p__t_ rti
THE HOMM OF FRANCE.
Aa Ai..lr-.ri of an _td.lr.ss t)ellver.d li-.-
f.il.- th. Mil,lent, or .tgrlrtilture, Ohio
rial. DsteertMy. by J. n. aic_*u__iin,
Colttntbos. O. ...
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It has been aaid by a faraoua naturalist: "Show me tho horses of a country
snd I will describe to you tho people-"
In otber svords, there U a svonderful
similarity ln tho temperament s of the
horses and peo. le of all nations.
It It lo lho fact that the climate of
Franco and the temperament ot her
people Is more nearly allied to ours than
that of any other European nation that
I attribute to n great extent tho remarkable success attending tho Introduction of French horses ln this country. A horse is ss much the product of
the man that breeds and raises him and
thc toll upon which he is foalesl and
reared as he Is of his sire and his dam.
Ono of th. greatest characteristics of
tbe French people ls to stick to a certain specialty, lhat Is, to do one thing
and do thst well. Hence, we find one
section ot tho country raises the horses,
another the cattle, another the sheep,
.tc Thus It U tbat tbey have established ln their country such renowned
breeds of horses, the son Improving and
trying to better what his father raised
before him.
France, of course, with hcr varied demands bss various breeds of horse*.
chief among which are tbo scrotal draft
breeds, tho deml-sang or coach and the
the thorough-bred or pur-sang. The
latter breed ot course U the same aa our
thoroughbreds or running horses and
has to us but little commercial Importance. Of the draft breeds there aro
several, tho I'ercheroc, tho BoulonnaU,
tbe Nivernals and Breton, each breed
bearing the name of the district that
produces It. The most popular breed.
Indeed the breed to which we, as well
as tbe French, have given supremacy,
U the l'E-cutno-*. It Is noted the
world over as being the best breed for
moving heavy weight with groat rapidity. It Is to thU breed that France U
indebted mainly for her reputation for
raising of good horses,
Ths district of 1'crcheJs ellptlcal In
shape about sevcty-five miles long by
about sixty broad. It U the summit
region of tbe middle portion of the
plateau between tho sea and the basin
of tbo Loire and Seine. The conntry U
in general ancven and billy, cut up everywhere by small valleys; tho land ls
generally clayey with, calcareous subsoil and tbe valleys are very fertile. Tbe
farms are usually small and the country
contains comparatively few meadows
and to this clrcumsUnce probably Is
done, to a great extent, the luperlority
of lu horses. The rearing U done In
the ttable. The brood mare U under
the hands of the breeder. The farmer
works his mare snd feeds her well.
This in a nuUbtll U the secret of hi*
luccett In breeding. Percbe has a cll-
maU that U peculiarly fitted for horse-
breeding. Tho sv-it,]r Is pure, the feed
nutritious and tbe air dry and bracing.
Ths sexes In I'crcbe are divided; at each
tnd are the mares while the stallions
sre found In the middle portion. One
tection raises what the other produces.
At tbo age of five or six months the colt
Is abruptly weaned and sold It Is Uken into tho interior whore It remains a
year unproductive.
At the ago of from fifteen to
eighteen months it U sold and
put to light svork on tho farm*.
Ihey are kept at this work nntil they
sre nearly three years old, when they
ire either told to' tho big farmer* on
the plains about) Chartre* or to th*
dealer* scattered through the district-
but mostly congregated about Nogent-
le-Rotron.
In the typical l'crcberon tho back Is
a trifle long, the neck Inclined to be a
Uttle short but wrll set on sloping
■ boulders; thc rib* ar.i svcll sprung; the
hip bones sre prominent; the tail ls set
high, tlie quarters sre a little steep; the
Lone U clean, hard and freo from a surplus ot hair and tho joints are solidly
articulated and free from the diseases
so common to other draft breeds, and
In addition has always a goosl foot.
To great endurance and strength, to
wonderful vigor and hardiness. It Joins
mildness, patience and excellent
health.
The Pcrcheron haa been dcvelopesl to
IU present high state by continuous In
snd in breeding. Indeed nearly all the
best horses trace on both tlio side of
tire and dam to a commou ancestry.
This common ancestry can, in most in*
itauces, be traced in a direct line to tbo
Arabians, which svere Introduced about
100 years ago to rejuvenate aud regenerate the breed
The Itnt'LoxNAls compared with tha
Perchcron is a littlo larger and coarser
without that clean, hard flinty bono
lhat the l'ercheron possesses IU JolnU
sre a little inclined to roughness, and It
does not haro the vim and action
af the l'ercheron. Thore U no uniformity of color as la thc l'ercheron They
tre bred ln tbe district about lioulogne.
They psrtako to a great extent of the
characteristics of tbo English carthorse, which breed U undoubtedly descended from them. They hsve not
been Imported to s eery grest extent,
snd have not given the best of satisfaction tn breesling to our common marcs.
The Htv-astlS U a lately crested
breed of horses raised In Nlevre. Thoy
base been Improved chiefly by tho l'ercheron, snd are mostly black in color.
The IliutTOX U a breed ot light draft
raised ln UritUny, In tbe district about
IlrcsL They are smaller than tho l'ercheron, usually gray ln color, and ore
being Improved by th* l'ercheron. They
sre of no practical value as breeding
animals for exportation.
The Fkexcii coach or demi-saxo are
bred and raised principally in the de*
partmcnU of Calvados, Mauchl and
Orne. Their life to a great extent I*
tbe soma as thc Percberont Tbey
work as two-year olds and svo find the
three-year-olds inc-stly congregated in
the dealers' hsnds about Caen. Tho
government has paid especial attention
to tlirin, as to them it looks for lu supply ot cavalry horses; and It is for this
reason that thcy have developed to magnificent a race of coach horse.—a breed
of active, stylish, high-stepping ami
highly finished horses, capable of easily
drawing thc heavy European coaches
of to-day.
It Is this fostering care of tho government In supplying to the breeders the
finest stallions thst has done much to
secure that csmblnstion of power, clc-
gsnee anil endurance which are such
characteristic features of tho breed
They vary in height from li.Vj to 17
hands, and In sveight from I.eOTlo 1.400
pounda They posseas clenti, bony
heads, prominent eye*, long necks,
short backs, good long quarters, tails
well set and svcll carried, abundant
bone of the bs*t>t quality, good broad
Joints, excellent feet, and added toil!
a ay miuctry and beauty of form not surpassed by any other breed.
In color thcy aro generally eome
shade of bay or brosvn, although cheat*
tints are ijutto numerous, and occasionally a black Is found They are dc-
acemlcd from tlie famous horse* ol
Merleranet, thc Arab, nml the French
and l.ngli.sh thorough tared The name
dri.ii-vng originates! svhen thc thoroughbred tvas first inlrosinetil in the
district nbout iT-So, and has clung to
|hrm to thc present time; although the
direct thoroughbred cross bat been eery
sparingly rcturted to sinco :-r..
Wbilo tho primary aim of the government U tlia production ot strong am'.
the." look ss well to beauty of form and
act! )ii, thus enabling Uie producer to
get the highest price for hit product a*
carriage horses. It Is a grand speoUolo
to see on the boulevards of Paris on the
Champs Elysees snd in the Hols
do Iloulogne the msgulflcent deml*
tang horse-*. They are tbe trotting
horses of France; I have teen them go
three miles at a stretch on a rough turf
track, with heavy men on their backs,
at an average rate of 2:40 per mile, and
they bare done considerable belter than
thla To bo sure this is not as fast ss
2:0*4, but lo France tbey-nte no bike
sulkies snd hsve no kite tracks and
It is usually from a standing start
Great endurance waa one of tbe
main desires of the French people
and- they bave secured lt admirably. The French government, more
than any other nation, bas Uken a
great Interest ln tba Improvement of
ber horses; ss a people they have from
the earliest time been great admirer*
of and teekera after equine perfection,
at shown by tbe superiority of her
horses ln early ages and by ths popularity of every move on the part of tbe
government tending to their improvement "
A CHEAP FORCING-HOUSE OR
FIRE HOT-BEO.
A Co.n-Ctlag l.ltsk a.tweea US. Manor*
llot-Ile-l —*d r.re.ii-]|..u,..
Tho horticultural department of the
Ohio SUU university has juat con*
atrucled a cheap forcing-house, whloh
possesses some real and valuable features
In describing the structure Prol Wm.
It. Larenby makes the following statement:
Tbe forcing of winter vegeUbles by
artificial beau.Is becoming sn Important
Industry snotU a rapidly developing
branch of horticulture.
Tbe great advanUgo of winter gardening In our northern states Is that lt
furnishes work tbe year round
Tbe dearth of winter employment In
tbe garden and orchard la a serious
drawback.
An enforced idleness during a large
portion -jMtlie year, not only Interferes
with the economies! use of help, but
mskes teams and equipment much
more expensive than they would have
boen if kept at work tbe entire season.
Something can be done in the way of
forcing vegeUbles for the winter, or
early spring msrkot. by the use ot ms*
nuye hot-beds. While these answer a
good purposo ln early spring, thcy are
not suited to continuous winter work.
The green-house, which is adapted to
this purpose and wbon rightly managed Is profl Uble. U some whst expensive and beyond the means of many
wbo aro engaged ln market gardening.
For such, tbe forcing-bouse, or fire hotbed, about to be described, can scarcely
fail to prove a source of satisfaction
and profit.
Our fire hot-bed 1* a simple frame
made ot plank, 13 inches deep. 14 feet
wide and abont 100 feet long. A row
of posts 8 feet apart and S feet high are
placed In the center and upon these Is
fastened a S.t4 scantling to support the
sash. Tbe sash are T feet aad 8 inch** long
andS feet 10 Inches wide, and are made
of good pine. Tbe aide pieces are 1H
Inches wide by It,' inches thick. The
cross-bars are wedge-ehaped on* inch
wide on top, with a tongue In tbe center, upon either tide of whloh the glaa*
I* fitted The glass Is laid in whiu
lead and held ln place by a thin, halt-
round -.trip wblch Is tacked to the
tongue of the cross-bars. A groove one-
half inch wide and made one-half the
depth of tne sash Is cut tnto each side
piece, so tbat tbe alternate sashes
tlightly overlsp their exterior, and can
bo easily slid dowa or up without the
aid of Independent cross-bars on the
frame. *
The heating apparatus cor-ilsU of a
coll ot fire pieces of 1K-Inch pipe sbout
five feet ln length. ThU Is placed orer
a simple Iron grate and the wholo covered with arch of brick. From the upper part of tbe coll a single pipe of the
samo diameter runs slOng the peak of
the end and Is supported by the ridge-
polo. Thc return pipes are one-half-
inch in dlamcUr and are fsstenrd to
the frame, one on each aide To insure
sufficient hest at the end of the bed opposite the fire, s double coil of the half-
inch pipe U bere placed through wbioh
the hot water circuUUs before It returns to tbe heater. A small expansion
Unk olds in making a rapid circulation.
ThU fire hot-bed waa completed the
evening of March is. Tbe following
morning a small fire was started at T
o'clock. At tbat time the thermometer outdoors wss down to 20 degrees F.
ln less than an hour {he temperature
of tho bed was up to 88 degree* At 10
o'clock, althongh the outside temperature liad not raited more than 2 deg,,
the thermometer ln the hot-bed registered il degrees Although lt U yet
too csrly to ssy Just svliht the results
will be, the lettuce crop, whleh uow
occupies the pipe-heated end looks very
promising.
A detailed account of ths exact cost and Income from thla
now style hot-bed will be published
later. The wotering is by tube Irrigation. Four line of two-Inch drain tile ar*
laid in parallel rows the whole length
of the bed These sre covered with
sbout six Inches of soli.
By supplying tbo necessary moisture
ln tbe above-mentioned way we are not
obliged to remove the sash and can distribute tbo water more evenly thsn It
could be done by surface wsterlng.
Credit Is due W. S. Turner, foreman ol
the garden, for devising thc plan ol
heating, and to W. B. Ileatlie, a student In the course In horticulture, for
designing the improved sash.
A trial ot thU simple method of beating is recommended to these wbo ute
manure at tho heat-producing material
for* hot •bed*. It Is certainly a more
equable nnd reliable method of distributing heat, and U equally simple and
Inexpensive. 11 U not too much to tay,
tbat it marks a step ln advance ln the
application of artificial heat-to the forcing of garden vegetables
COMMERCE OF THE SEAS.
Duiuxo l-*9- l.,_-d vceaela arrived at
tbe port of New York.
•"iiii'iikms of about 20,000 turkey*
were mode from Canada to Eoglaiid
during the last holiday teaton.
Siui'ii-.vrs of pineapples frontQueen*-
Und to Sail KrancLsco arc to be made
under the auspice* of lhe colonial department of agriculture.
Exi-oirrs of Falkland Island wools
amount to nearly 4.000.000 pound* annually There are alaoyeaHy ahipnicnU
ot _0.0**0 frozen
bt turned away.. "1'ze bin pltebln' dal
doxology tuno in our church fur.obei
twenty y*ars, an 1 doan dun reckon tc
be bitted out now by no woman whe
has cum down from AtlanU wid a lol
ot furbelows on. I gin yo' fslr warn In,
an If yo' desist opon partlclpatln my
animosity de consequrntUlnes* of dt
calamity mnst be on yo'r own head I
baa spoke. Oood dayi"—N. Y. Bun.
—Hours Riddle, who died not very
long since, a very old man, waa a famous ox-driver and democrat of northern Delaware. He sdrovei enormous
oxen, and employed In the task a voice
that conld have rivaled a steam fog-
born. HI* Ubors frequently took him
over Into Ihe edge of Cecil county, Md,
ss'....*• white highways are clearly
visible from the neighboring hill* ot
Delasvnre. When a rural DeUwarean
heanl a noise aa of incipient riot over
tn Maryland, and, straining his eye*,
saw a *peck tolling up aome hillside.
ho knew It was tbe voice of Hoaea
Kiddie urging on hi* ox team. Th*
belief n tradition that Kiddle'* voice
cctilii bu heanl a* far at bis team conld
be teen.
—The music hall seems to be about
tbe best paying of publlcenterulcment
venture-* In London, snd the conversion of tin'.iters Into music halU and
the opening ot new halls goes on
upac**. The new Olympic thea'er Is
the latest to be converted Into a theater of varieties, Tho Empire Music
hall pays an average yearly dividend ol
To per cent.; the Alhambra, ib pet
cent.: tho Tlvoll, lo pet cent, and th«
y-avllloii, lfl per cent.—facta whiah may
bavo bad some loilutoce on Xtw York
managers ta i-eoent tni ruiscrt- **
perlrasou.
woisi-irs FAIB GOSSIP.
Preoh Notes of Internet from tho
Wondorrul White City.
Sn Kv.nl at Great Important-. Among
Ut* _—Maaese — Ued.s_.iloa or the
ll_-o-
use of whleh Ave cenU tvill be charged
ixTzmoB or taa uo-o-ot-t.
There sre seversl buildings erected
by these peoplo in different parts of
the grounds, and there will doubtless
be much attraction In tbem tor the visitors from rural districts, who hav*
never seen anything of the kind The
beholder will be struck at a glance
with tbeir extreme neatness and airiness and the spicy aroma svhich seems
to hang sbout everything that comes
from Japan. Thore Is a sort of booth
to the northesst of tbc Ho-o-den templo
which I* a marvel of neatness in every
detail. It Is bulit entirely of bamboo
poles, ss are most ot their structures,
which are split and spread out so aa to
form a sort ol ornamental clapboard*
Ing. Thr root U mode of larg. canes
rent In twain and arranged In on in-
and-out fashion ao as to form gutters
to sheJ rain. Japan may welt feel
proud of hcr showing among the nations at our great fair, for she is ably
so** folly represented and while Ibeir
coasins. thc Chinese, will, on account
ot national differences, be missing at
Jackson nark, thc Japuncse will amply
fill the breach, and will, no doubt,
provo as. interesting and entertaining
as any race represented
Tbe report has bceu circulated that
AlfonsoXIIL. tbe infantkingof Spain,
is to take part in Ike opening exercises
of tbe fair, but thto Is authentically
contradicted, and It Is furthermore ascertained that neither the yonng king
nor his mother will he present
Infanta Isabella will, ao--.or.liu;* to the
latest intelligence, come tu the open-
log of the exposition oad will remain
for tome time t!i_,-t_tur o |a*tt el the
Culled btaU*.
This charge will be made really teethe services ot an attecdaat wbo wii.
brush the clothes of visitors, aoppt*.
them with toilet articles. and main
things pleasant generally, lite pub
lie may be assured thst tbere will be
free closet rooms sutO-icat tor the u*
of all wbo will patron'-ie tbem.
COLUMBIAN CARAVELS.
-•Spain's Maria. Exhibit on IS. Vtay **
ThU Conntry.
Three vessels, exact reproductions of
tbe Columbus fleet of Ull, hsve sailer:
from Spain, under escort of a fleet ot
United States cruisers ot which th
Newark U the flagship.
It Ls hoped tbat tbe vessels will reaci.
Nesv York ln order to take part in tb.
navat review which opens April 21
Tbe Columbian vessels wero ia ltf*
considered first-class ships. When the.
are compared with the iron-clad Ness
ark, a comprehensive idea of lb*
progress*, of the last four hundre I year I
In shlp-bulldlng may be obtained
A feature ot thc review wilt be tb:
destruction of ooe of tho old monlton
wbicb tvl.l bo anchored off SxwI.
Hook, A tsvo-huadred-pound charg*
of dynamite from the Vesuriu**.' si *
guns will do thc work. This rrmsrbs-
blc little rraft will ebotv her desimr
live powers to the cavies of the world,
and tvill slonbtlesa revolutionise tb
methi>ls of modern warfare.
After the New Vork naval -avlow.
the danla Maria, Pinto aod Nina wll
come through the easels ant) Ores:
Lakes to Chicago, They. wiil. dnria-t.'
tlm summer. b« aaebored In tbc 1__M
off Ui* paint on whleh is loesirie tb
rtpreslu.ilon of it* Poor-iit U* IU-*'•_«
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